Dish for Ritual Offerings with Durga Defeating a Demon

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.

Artwork details

Date:: 17th–19th century
Medium:: Gilt silver, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, diamonds, pearls, coral, shell, amber, and semiprecious stones
Culture:: Nepal
Dimensions:: 600 × 450 px
Museum record:: View original