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These covers once protected the palm-leaf folios of a religious text. The interior surface has traces of original paint. The outer surfaces are clad in copper sheet with a repoussé foliate meander design and gilded. Copper discs served to secure a binding cord.
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Title: Pair of Manuscript Covers
Period: Thakuri period
Date: 11th–12th century
Culture: Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
Medium: Wood with repoussé gilt copper and color
Dimensions:
a: 2 7/16 x 16 3/16 in. (6.2 x 41.1 cm)
b: 2 7/16 x 16 9/16 in. (6.2 x 42.1 cm)
Classification: Woodwork
Credit Line: Purchase, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Phlanthropic Fund Gift; Lewis Charitable Foundation,The Midgard Foundation and Randall D. Smith Foundation Gifts and funds from various donors, 1994
Accession Number: 1994.78.1a, b
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