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    19 September 2002

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    • A Pair of Wood Manuscript Cove
    Lot 206

    A Pair of Wood Manuscript Covers

    TIBET, 14TH/15TH CENTURY

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    USD 2,390

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    USD 3,000 - USD 4,000

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    A Pair of Wood Manuscript Covers
    Tibet, 14th/15th Century
    One cover carved with Buddha Shakyamuni at center flanked by stupas and makaras with swirling tails framed by a beaded and scrolling borders; the other with intertwined peacocks amidst scrolling foliage and similarly decorated borders, mounted
    Each: 5¼ x 21 5/8 in. (13.3 x 54.7 cm.) (2)

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