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Two Goddesses (recto), text (verso), Folio from a Pancharaksha (The Five Protective Charms)?Illustrations: 18th-19th century; Text: 14th century or before

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Narrow horizontal manuscript page with Devanagari-script text panels alternating with painted deity figures in red, gold, and yellow on a dark ground, with two cord holes
Palm leaf manuscript page with dense rows of Devanagari script in dark ink on a tan surface, two circular holes for binding cord visible along the horizontal center.

Unknown, Two Goddesses (recto), text (verso), Folio from a Pancharaksha (The Five Protective Charms)?, Illustrations: 18th-19th century; Text: 14th century or before, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Emeritus Professor and Mrs. Thomas O. Ballinger, photo @ Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
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Title
Two Goddesses (recto), text (verso), Folio from a Pancharaksha (The Five Protective Charms)?
Place Made
Nepal
Date Made
Illustrations: 18th-19th century; Text: 14th century or before
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on palm leaf
Dimensions
2 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (5.715 x 38.74 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Emeritus Professor and Mrs. Thomas O. Ballinger
Accession Number
M.89.129.6a-b
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art