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A PAUBHA OF MAHAKALA
Lot 692THE PROPERTY OF AN ITALIAN NOBLEMAN

A PAUBHA OF MAHAKALA

NEPAL, DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO JANUARY 1778 (SAMVAT 898)

Closed20 March 2019

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A PAUBHA OF MAHAKALA
NEPAL, DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO JANUARY 1778 (SAMVAT 898)
Image 42 ¾ x 27 7/8 in. (108.5 x 71 cm.)

Duke Simone Velluti Zati di San Clemente (1926-2012), by repute
Thence by descent to the present owner

Specialist note

Based on the inscription in the lower register, this paubha depicting Mahakala was commissioned by a family of thirteen in commemoration of their puja in the former Kingdom of Patan (present day Lalitapur, Kathmandu). It attests to the lighting of butter lamps; one thousand performances of water ritual; feeding of ten brahmin; worship of the Kumari; and dedication to the moon god. Each of the family members is depicted in the lower register and identified by name.