File:Clevelandart 1915.346.jpg
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Summary
Pair of Earrings with Four-Armed Vishnu Riding Garuda with Nagas (serpent divinities)
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| Title |
Pair of Earrings with Four-Armed Vishnu Riding Garuda with Nagas (serpent divinities) |
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| Object type |
earring / jewelry  |
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| Description |
In Nepal, sculptures of deities were adorned with jewelry larger than pieces made for human beings. This pair of earrings features the Hindu god Vishnu seated cross-legged riding his mount the man-eagle Garuda. Garuda's arms are outstretched, grabbing the tails of serpents whose braided bodies snake up both sides of each earring. His wings drape like a cape behind him, and his talons clutch his crescent moon perch. Serpent hoods rise up behind Vishnu like a canopy. |
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| Date | 1600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Repousse gold with pearls | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indian and South East Asian Art |
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| Accession number |
1915.346 |
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| Place of creation | Nepal, Kathmandu Valley | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.346 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The three-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the creator plus 70 years or less. The creation of photographic reproduction of this object, however, generates a new copyright and an additional statement should be provided to indicate the copyright status of the image.
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 08:52, 22 January 2019 | | 3,400 × 2,287 (1.42 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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