Pair of Deity Earrings with Vishnu on Garuda (front) and chepu (monster mask) (back)
1600s or 1700s
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Pair of Deity Earrings with Vishnu on Garuda (front) and chepu (monster mask) (back), 1600s or 1700s. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley. Gold set with precious and semi-precious stones; overall: 9.5 x 6.9 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1915.338 These larger-than-life earrings would hang on a deity statue in a Nepalese temple, rather than worn by a person.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- Gold set with precious and semi-precious stones
- Medium
- gold, set, precious, semi-precious, stones
- Dimensions
- Overall: 9.5 x 6.9 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1915.338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
- Exhibitions
- Inaugural Exhibition, Artlens Exhibition 2019
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- ArtLens Exhibition A
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