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The eight auspicious symbols (ashtamangala) embedded in these pendant ear ornaments served to consecrate the image to which they were attached.
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Title: Ear Ornament for a Deity
Date: 17th–19th century
Culture: Nepal
Medium: Mercury, gilt silver, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, lapis lazuli, coral, pearls, and turquoise
Dimensions: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2cm)
Classification: Jewelry
Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1915
Accession Number: 15.95.83
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