- Impressive, but lightweight Nepalese brass pendant featuring repousse work and stone inlays of Turquoise chips and powdered lapis with red glass for coral
- Pendant is 1.5 inches in diameter
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Repousse work describes metal fabrication in which the design is pushed forward from the back. It has been practiced at a high level in Nepal since the 7th Century by certain Buddhist groups traditionally trained as metalworkers for spiritual as well as secular art and craft.