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A PAINTED WOOD DEVI MAHATMYA MANUSCRIPT COVER
Nepal, 18th/19th century
Recto with a two naginis offering a triratna; verso with a visual
synecdoche of Devi’s multitudinous representations, comprised of a
Vaishnavaite and Saivite form left and right flanking a supreme cosmic
manifestation being supplicated at center.
14in (35.5cm) wide
$1,000 - 1,500
Provenance
Estate of Barbara Adams (1931-2016), Washington DC
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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF RATNASAMBHAVA
Tibet, Pala style, circa 12th century
Attired in a high and elaborate crown and seated in dhyanasana
holding the hem of his robe in his lap with his left hand while his
outstretched right proffers his identifying varada mudra, raised atop
a double lotus plinth, the details of the figure lost to the well-rubbed
chocolate-colored patina after centuries of adoration.
3 1/2in (9cm) high
$1,500 - 2,500
Provenance
Estate of Barbara Adams (1931-2016), Washington DC
With affixed label reading, “Adams Loan / Trinity College #41”

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