id:			94681
accession number:	1915.338
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.338
updated:		2023-08-26 11:09:30.127000

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

title:				Pair of Deity Earrings with Vishnu on Garuda (front) and chepu (monster mask) (back)
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creation date:			1600s or 1700s
creation date earliest:		1600
creation date latest:		1799
current location:		001A ArtLens Exhibition
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
technique:	Gold set with precious and semi-precious stones
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Nepalese Art
type:		Jewelry
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measurements: Overall: 9.5 x 6.9 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Inaugural Exhibition
	opening date:   1916-06-06T05:00:00
	<i>Inaugural Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).

	title:		Artlens Exhibition 2019
	opening date:   2019-06-11T04:00:00
	<i>Artlens Exhibition 2019</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1915
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1915–
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fun fact:
These larger-than-life earrings would hang on a deity statue in a Nepalese temple, rather than worn by a person.

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wall description:
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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