Matsyapurana 72.34

72.34

aṅguṣṭhamātraṃ puruṣaṃ tathaiva sauvarṇamatyāyatabāhudaṇḍam
caturbhujaṃ hemamaye niviṣṭaṃ pātre guḍasyopari sarpiyukte //

An image of the size of a thumb should be made in gold. Its four arms should be extensive. The image should be placed on a vessel of gold, and the vessel should be placed on raw sugar and clarified butter—34.