# Pendant with Four-armed Green Vishnu on a lotus with Nagas

- Date: 1600s or 1700s
- Medium: Gold set with precious and semiprecious stones
- Classification: Jewelry
- Dimensions: Overall: 7.2 x 5.8 cm (2 13/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
- Culture: Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
- Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.340)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1915.340/1915.340_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Vishnu, made of emeralds, holds his typical emblems, each made of gold: a discus in his upper right hand, the club in his upper left, and a lotus in his lower right hand. He sits cross-legged on a lotus pedestal made of spinels, nestled on the back of his mount, Garuda, shown with a crystal face, spinel torso, and turquoise wings. The intertwined bodies of nagas (serpent deities) form the bottom of this pendant; each naga holds a pearl in offering; their faces are carved from lapis lazuli. An eleven-headed serpent hood rears over the entire ensemble.