id:			94776
accession number:	1915.342.1
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.342.1
updated:		2020-04-30 09:00:10.813000

Earring with Vishnu Riding Garuda, 1600s or 1700s. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley. Gold set with precious and semiprecious stones; overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1915.342.1

title:				Earring with Vishnu Riding Garuda
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series:				
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creation date:			1600s or 1700s
creation date earliest:		1600
creation date latest:		1799
current location:		237 Himalayan
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
copyright:			

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culture:	Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
technique:	Gold set with precious and semiprecious stones
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Nepalese Art
type:		Jewelry
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 2.6 cm (1 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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact: 
This was among the first works to enter the museum's collection.

digital 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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IMAGES

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