This beautiful 18th-century Indian pendant depicts the 10 incarnations of the Hindu god Vishnu. The painterly image is meant to be hidden—it appears on the backside of the gem-set pendant and would have been positioned close to the heart, directly on the skin or resting against a garment. An important divinity and a protector of law and order, the blue-skinned deity appears in many forms. Starting from the top left and moving clockwise around the pendant, Vishnu is shown in various incarnations