Manuscript Cover with Four Vidyadevis Accompanied by a Protective Deity

Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)

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This upper manuscript cover is decorated with four female Buddhist deities, probably wisdom goddesses (vidyadevis), and one eight-armed protective deity; each is in a red aureole. The figures are interspersed with fans (chauri; above) and ritual utensils (below). The gilt-copper cover features a lotus, a foliate design, and a pearl border.

Manuscript Cover with Four Vidyadevis Accompanied by a Protective Deity, Distemper on wood; repoussé gilt-copper cover, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)

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Manuscript Cover with Four Vidyadevis Accompanied by a Protective Deity, Distemper on wood; repoussé gilt-copper cover, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
Manuscript Cover with Four Vidyadevis Accompanied by a Protective Deity, Distemper on wood; repoussé gilt-copper cover, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
Manuscript Cover with Four Vidyadevis Accompanied by a Protective Deity, Distemper on wood; repoussé gilt-copper cover, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)

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