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Pair of Buddhist Manuscript Coverslate 18th-early 19th century

Not on view
No image
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Pair of Buddhist Manuscript Covers
Place Made
Sri Lanka
Date Made
late 18th-early 19th century
Medium
Cover: silver
Dimensions
2 3/4 x 24 x 3/4 in. (6.98 x 60.96 x 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Herbert R. Cole Collection
Accession Number
M.84.31.542a-b
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya; R. Brown; R. Fisher; G. Kuwayama; Amy G. Poster. Light of Asia: Buddha Sakyamuni in Asian Art. ed. Dean, Lynne. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.
  • Menzies, Jackie, ed. Buddha: Radiant Awakening. Sydney, Australia: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2001.