Artwork Details

Title
Book Cover with Ten Incarnations of Vishnu
Dimensions
2 1/4 x 14 1/4 x 3/8 in. (5.7 x 36.2 x 1 cm)
Medium
Pigments on wood
Origin
Nepal
Classification(s)
manuscripts
Date
ca. 1600
Credit Line
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Doris Wiener
Object number
C2003.56.1
HAR Number
65316

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