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Pair of Deity Earrings with Vishnu on Garuda (front) and chepu (monster mask) (back)
The collection record classifies this work as jewelry. It is dated 1600s or 1700s. Recorded culture or place: Nepal, Kathmandu Valley.
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- Museum title
- Pair of Deity Earrings with Vishnu on Garuda (front) and chepu (monster mask) (back)
- Date
- 1600s or 1700s
- Culture / origin
- Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
- Materials and technique
- Gold set with precious and semi-precious stones
- Dimensions
- Overall: 9.5 x 6.9 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1915.338
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
A green Vishnu with four arms, each holding his attributes of discus (his upper right hand), mace (upper left), lotus (lower right), and conch (in pearl, lower left) rides on a coral Garuda with lapis wings, arms outstretched. The blue figures on either side are probably celestial beings praising him in dance postures, with one leg crossed over the other. On the back sides, delicate filigree floral scrolls form the backdrop of a protective mask popular in the Nepal; a sun over a crescent moon are inlaid above his head.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade · CC0
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