A polychromed wooden manuscript cover
India, Gujarat, 18th century
The front painted with a woman seated on a large bird holding a pearl necklace in its beak, a man standing before her, in a field of flowers, the verso painted red with partially visible script
Mineral pigments on wood
6¼ x 12¼ in. (15.8 x 31 cm.)
A polychromed wooden manuscript cover
India, Gujarat, 18th century
The front painted with a woman seated on a large bird holding a pearl necklace in its beak, a man standing before her, in a field of flowers, the verso painted red with partially visible script
Mineral pigments on wood
6¼ x 12¼ in. (15.8 x 31 cm.)
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