Dish for Ritual Offerings with Durga Defeating a Demon

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round, flat dish with a wide rim. The dish is decorated with a variety of colorful stones and gems, including turquoise, rubies, and pearls. The center of the dish features a turquoise stone surrounded by a circle of small rubies. This is surrounded by a ring of turquoise stones, followed by a ring of gold filigree work adorned with small pearls and other gems. The next ring features a repeating pattern of flower-like motifs made from gold, turquoise, and other gems. The outer ring consists of turquoise stones. The background of the image is a gradient of dark gray to light gray.