Manuscript Cover from the Five Protectors (Pancharaksha)

Nepal

Himalayanmanuscriptritual objects

Date

13th century

Medium

Pigments, metallic paint on wood, and metal

Dimensions

9 × 30 × 2.2 cm (3 1/2 × 11 13/16 × 1 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Michele Wiener Caplan

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