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TIBET, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
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A Carved Polychromed and Gilt Wood Manuscript Cover
Tibet, 15th/16th Century
Carved with three kalachakra syllables enclosed in lozenges at center interspersed with the astamangala and surrounded by beaded borders and rectangular reserves carved with mantras inscribed in Lantsa script; one side carved with a kirttimukha mask amidst foliate scrolls
12 7/8 x 29 in. (32.6 x 73.5 cm.)
Tibet, 15th/16th Century
Carved with three kalachakra syllables enclosed in lozenges at center interspersed with the astamangala and surrounded by beaded borders and rectangular reserves carved with mantras inscribed in Lantsa script; one side carved with a kirttimukha mask amidst foliate scrolls
12 7/8 x 29 in. (32.6 x 73.5 cm.)