Earring with Vishnu Riding Garuda

미술관의 설명

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. Jeptha Homer Wade II and his wife bought this and other jewelry and textiles on a trip to India.

미술관이 쓴 설명 원문입니다(영어). 라이선스: CC0