The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of October 7, 2026

A gold pendant depicts a lapis lazuli blue figure seated on a lotus base. A canopy of multiple golden serpent heads arches above, while coiled serpents with turquoise faces flank the deity. Intricate gold metalwork, inlaid with red and clear gemstones, fills the surrounding space. Along the curved bottom edge, a row of white pearls and flat gold discs dangles, creating a decorative fringe.

Pendant with Two-Armed Blue Deity on a Lotus with Nagas (serpent divinities)

1600s or 1700s

Nepal, Kathmandu Valley

gold with lapis lazuli and turquoise
Overall: 6.1 x 4.9 cm (2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1915.341
Location: 237 Himalayan
  • Materials of the Artist. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 4-December 12, 1958).
    Inaugural Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).
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