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Hindu Priest's Almanac15th century

Not on view
Illustrated palm leaf manuscript page with a painted miniature of a yellow-skinned seated figure in a gold arch, flanked by two smaller worshipping figures, with handwritten Indic script text on either side
Illustrated manuscript leaf with two painted panels flanked by columns of Devanagari script on tan palm leaf. Left panel shows a seated figure in yellow robes with halo against blue background; right panel depicts a green-skinned standing figure with crown, multiple arms, and halo against red background, rendered in flat opaque pigments.
Illustrated manuscript folio with Devanagari script on both sides; two multi-headed, multi-armed divine figures seated on animal mounts against an orange-red ground with leaf motifs, rendered in flat opaque pigments of blue, green, yellow, and white.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Hindu Priest's Almanac
Place Made
Nepal
Date Made
15th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on palm leaf with varnished wood covers
Dimensions
Page: 1 7/8 x 9 in. (4.76 x 22.86 cm); Cover: 1 7/8 x 9 1/8 x 3/16 in. (4.76 x 23.18 x .48 cm); Overall: 1 7/8 x 9 1/8 x 1 in. (4.76 x 23.18 x 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Emeritus Professor and Mrs. Thomas O. Ballinger
Accession Number
M.89.129.5
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art