Earring with Four-Armed Vishnu Riding Garuda with Nagas (serpent divinities)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Golden earring with a round body. The body depicts the god Vishnu riding the Garuda and surrounded by Nagas. Vishnu has four arms. The earring has a border along its lower edge. The lower edge has gold hooks with pearls and gold teardrop shapes hanging beneath. The top edge of the earring has bumps with pearls and gold disks hanging between. The background is black.