Pair of Manuscript Covers early 19th century Sri Lanka (Kandy or Colombo district) These wood covers for a palm-leaf manuscript (ola) are illustrated with scenes of the Buddha's mahaparanirvana, his great passing into nirvana at the moment of his mortal death. Finely decorated manuscripts were routinely commissioned by devout laity and presented to monasteries as a merit-earning Pair of Manuscript Covers. Sri Lanka (Kandy or Colombo district). early 19th century. Wood with polychrome. Kandyan period (1480–1815). Paintings

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