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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1973.90.2
Title
Lower Cover for "Buddhist Manuscript: Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Verses (Sanskrit: Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita)"
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript cover
Date
early 12th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, Nepal
Culture
Nepalese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/356319

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wood with polychromy

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Cary Welch
Accession Year
1973
Object Number
1973.90.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Dharma and Pūnya: Buddhist Ritual Art of Nepal, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, 09/04/2019 - 12/14/2019

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