Project Himalayan Art 108 Object Essays

The Commemorative Stupas of the Lang/Pakmodrupa Dynasty

Densatil Monastery
Pakmodru, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China); founded 1158
Patinated dark metal statue of six-armed goddess seated with left foot resting on lotus blossom
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object Essays

Material and Spiritual Abundance in the Kathmandu Valley

Goddess of Prosperity, Vasudhara
Nepal; ca. late 12th–early 13th century

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