Pair of Buddhist Manuscript Covers, 16th–17th century

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Pair of Buddhist Manuscript Covers, 16th–17th century, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Polychrome and gold on wood, 4 1/4 x 16 7/8 in. ( x cm), Sculpture, Carved deeply into these wooden manuscript covers are three shrine-niches occupied by multiarmed tantric female deities wielding an array of ritual utensils and weapons. They are flanked by kneeling donor figures (above) and by Ganesha and a gana (below

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