Object Number | 2008-12-3 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Nepalese | Hindu |
Provenience | India | Nepal |
Date Made | 19th Century - 20th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Glass | Turquoise | Metal | Shell | Wood |
Technique | Inlaid |
Iconography | Vishnu |
Description | Vishnu at center of plaque. Flower overhead, surrounded by filigree and inlaid shell / glass (red, blue, green orange) floral motif. Tiered borders: metalwork, then inlaid turquoise level. Outermost is the same as that surrounding Vishnu. Frame edge undulates on sides and top; bottom curves upwards approximating "M-shape" with two feet. |
Credit Line | Gift of Robert Dreyfuss Rosen, 2008 |
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