Plaque

2008-12-3

From: India | Nepal

Curatorial Section: Asian

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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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