The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Deity Earring with Vishnu on Garuda (front) and chepu (monster mask) (back)

1600s or 1700s

Nepal, Kathmandu Valley

Gold set with precious and semi-precious stones
9.5 x 6.9 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1915.338.2
Location: 001A ArtLens Exhibition
  • ?–1915
    Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1915–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Artlens Exhibition 2019. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer).
    Inaugural Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).
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