another gold artifact, from the tabon caves in the island of palawan, is an image of garuda, the bird who is the mount of vishnu. the discovery of sophisticated hindu imagery and gold artifacts in tabon caves has been linked to those found from oc eo, in the mekong delta in southern vietnam. these archaeological evidence suggests an active trade of many specialized goods and gold between india and philippines and coastal regions of vietnam and china. golden jewelry found so far include rings, some surmounted by images of nandi – the sacred bull, linked chains, inscribed gold sheets, gold plaques decorated with repoussé images of hindu deities.