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Dharanisamgraha (Compilation of Protective or Empowering Spells) manuscript1801

Not on view
Painted manuscript cover with black lacquered ground, gold Devanagari script in two columns flanking a central multi-armed blue deity seated on a lotus throne within a red aureole

Unknown, Dharanisamgraha (Compilation of Protective or Empowering Spells) manuscript, 1801, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Robert Slusser, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Dharanisamgraha (Compilation of Protective or Empowering Spells) manuscript
Place Made
Nepal
Date Made
1801
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper; wood cover
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 6 3/4 x 1 1/16 in. (6.03 x 17.15 x 2.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Robert Slusser
Accession Number
M.88.134.9.1-.22
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art