Textile Panel with Demonic Battle Scenes, Likely from the Devi Mahatmya

Nepal, Kathmandu Valley

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This remarkably fine Nepalese figurative embroidery is a rare survivor of an important genre of textile art. The fragment may have formed part of a religious hanging associated with a Hindu temple. The scenes, while incomplete, likely represent episodes of the goddess Durga battling demons from the Devi Mahatmya, the principal liturgical text devoted to the goddess in this emanation.

Textile Panel with Demonic Battle Scenes, Likely from the Devi Mahatmya, Silk embroidery on polished cotton, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley

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Textile Panel with Demonic Battle Scenes, Likely from the Devi Mahatmya, Silk embroidery on polished cotton, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
Textile Panel with Demonic Battle Scenes, Likely from the Devi Mahatmya, Silk embroidery on polished cotton, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley

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