Kalki Avatar, the Future Incarnation of Vishnu, ca. 1700. Beetles form parts of the emeralds on the avatar of Vishnu's shield.
Featured on PDR in the collection Beetle Carapaces in Basohli Miniature Paintings (ca. 1660–1700)
In his fourteenth-century treatise on gemology, the Rajasthani scientist Ṭhakkura Pherū tracks the origins of precious stones back to a trip taken by the demon Bala to the heavens:
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Kalki Avatar, the Future Incarnation of Vishnu
Date
ca. 1700
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