A Carved and Gilt Manuscript Cover
Tibet, 14th Century
The central recessed panel deeply carved with Prajaparamita in an arched niche flanked by addorsed pairs of vyalas, makaras, and apsaras centered by Garuda, flanked by two Buddhas seated on lotus thrones, all surrounded by smaller images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the raised borders carved with scrollwork and beaded rims, the reverse carved with foliate scrolls within rectangular reserves and the rim with a kirttimukha mask
11 x 29 in. (29.8 x 74 cm.)
A Carved and Gilt Manuscript Cover
Tibet, 14th Century
The central recessed panel deeply carved with Prajaparamita in an arched niche flanked by addorsed pairs of vyalas, makaras, and apsaras centered by Garuda, flanked by two Buddhas seated on lotus thrones, all surrounded by smaller images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the raised borders carved with scrollwork and beaded rims, the reverse carved with foliate scrolls within rectangular reserves and the rim with a kirttimukha mask
11 x 29 in. (29.8 x 74 cm.)
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