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Ritual Objects17th century

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Painted Indian manuscript scroll page on rust-orange paper, with a central diagrammatic rectangle containing a tiered flame altar, a golden rod, Devanagari inscriptions, and a lower border of small ritual objects in red, blue, gold, and green; rolled edges decorated with small figures
Illustrated manuscript folio on aged paper with Devanagari script in rows above and beside a red-bordered grid. Grid cells contain painted ritual objects including a trident, conch shell, lotus flowers, serpent, vessels, and a swastika symbol, rendered in red, blue, green, and yellow pigments.
Illustrated manuscript folio on aged tan paper, with rows of small painted deity attributes and ritual objects in red, blue, yellow, and green, including tridents, lotuses, a swastika, conch shells, vessels, and a coiled serpent; Devanagari script in columns along the borders and between the registers.
Manuscript folio with opaque watercolor on paper, depicting a tiered ritual altar with red flames at center within a red-bordered diagram, surrounded by rows of ritual implements, hexagram symbols, and deity figures; Devanagari script borders all four edges and appears within the composition.
Manuscript page on aged paper with Devanagari script annotations along all four margins and between illustrated elements. A red-bordered inner rectangle contains rows of small painted emblems including ritual vessels, flowers, a conch shell, a trident, a serpent, stacked offering forms, and decorative knots, rendered in red, blue, green, gold, and white against the warm ochre ground.
Manuscript page on aged paper, rows of small painted ritual and auspicious objects in red, blue, yellow, and green, including conch shells, lotus flowers, a serpent coiled in a red vessel, a knotted emblem, lamps, and geometric forms, with Devanagari script labels above and beside each image.
Illustrated manuscript folio on yellowed paper with Devanagari script annotations; central diagram depicts a tiered altar with red flames rising above, a horizontal staff, and a ritual vessel, framed by a diagonal red border; surrounding panels show rows of small deity figures, weapons, and symbolic objects in red, blue, green, and gold; borders filled with vertical columns of black script.
Manuscript folio with pigment on paper, depicting a tiered altar with flames at center, flanked by symbolic diagrams including six-pointed stars, stylized figures, ritual implements, and floral motifs arranged in registers; columns of Devanagari script border the composition on all sides; warm ochre ground with red, green, blue, and white pigments.
Illustrated manuscript folio with yellow-ochre ground, bordered by rows of small figures, symbols, and Devanagari script. Central image depicts a tiered ritual vessel with red flames rising from the top, flanked by two hands grasping a horizontal rod, resting on animal feet. Surrounding panels contain red circular diagrams, floral motifs, and schematic figures rendered in red, blue, and green.
Manuscript page on aged orange-toned paper with Devanagari script in margins and body. Grid layout displays rows of painted ritual and auspicious symbols in red, blue, green, and gold, including a trident, conch shell, lotus flowers, a serpent coiled around a vessel, tiered forms, and geometric patterns outlined in red. Borders contain additional symbolic figures on left and right edges.

Unknown, Ritual Objects, 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of David Salmon, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Ritual Objects
Place Made
Nepal
Date Made
17th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions
4 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (10.8 x 26.67 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of David Salmon
Accession Number
M.90.10a-f
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art

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