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Summary
Earring with Vishnu Riding Garuda
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| Title |
Earring with Vishnu Riding Garuda |
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| Description |
This earring was made to hang on sculptures of deities worshipped in Nepalese temples. Nepalese craftsmen excelled at the detailed encrustation of jewels to depict complex figural imagery. They shaped gold wires into a framework, then inserted polished stones into the spaces, held in place with an adhesive. Four-armed Vishnu is made of sapphires; his mount the man-eagle appears to be made of carnelian and spinel with wings of turquoise. |
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| Date | 1600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Gold set with jewels and semi-precious stones | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indian and South East Asian Art |
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| Accession number |
1915.342.1 |
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| Place of creation | Nepal, Kathmandu Valley | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.342.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 06:21, 22 January 2019 | | 2,276 × 3,400 (1.23 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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