Antique Indian Silver Pendant with Goddess Ganga Image

This gorgeous heavy weight pendant from India surrounds a handpainted miniature painting of the Goddess Ganga,

Ganga (the personification of the river Ganges) is worshipped by Hindus as the goddess of purification and forgiveness. She is often depicted as a fair, beautiful woman, riding a divine crocodile-like creature called the makara.

Makara, a mythical crocodile in Hindu mythology who is the carrier of several dieties, symbolically represents the life giving force of water that feeds and sustains all living beings.

• 2 3/4"W x 2 1/8"T, not including the "hooks" +2 5/8" with the "hooks" + 1/2"Thick
• Weight: 113.4 grams
• Early 20th c
• Silver
• One of a kind