Ear Ornament for a Deity, 17th–19th century, Nepal, Mercury, gilt silver, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, lapis lazuli, coral, pearls, and turquoise, H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2cm), Jewelry, The eight auspicious symbols (astamangala) are embedded in these pendants as a way of consecrating and making sacred the image to which they were attached.
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Ear Ornament, Deity, 17th–19th century, Nepal, Mercury, gilt silver, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, lapis lazuli, coral, pearls, turquoise, H, 9 1/2, 24.1 cm, W, 4, 10.2cm, Jewelry, eight, auspicious, symbols, astamangala, embedded, pendants, way, consecrating, sacred, image, attached
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