Artwork Details

Title
Book cover of a Hindu manuscript
Dimensions
5 5/8 × 20 7/8 × 3/4 in.
Medium
Pigments on wood
Origin
Nepal
Classification(s)
manuscripts
Date
ca. 18th century
Credit Line
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art
Object number
C2006.56.2
HAR Number
65731
Published references
* Elena Pakhoutova and Agnieszka Helman-Wazny. Illuminated: The Art of Sacred Books. New York: Rubin Museum of Art, 2012. Fig.9.

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