Book Cover
92-1-52B
From: India (uncertain) | Nepal (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 92-1-52B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian (uncertain) | Nepalese (uncertain) |
| Provenience | India (uncertain) | Nepal (uncertain) |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Description | Two flat plates of bronze, (a) with a riveted flange on one edge, both showing holes for linking through pages of a small book. Each plate is decorated with two incised figures, surrounded by decorative framing patterns. The figures are: (a) top=female, probably Sita; bottom=male youth with flowers (Ravana?); (b) top=a male figure seated (Rama?) and bottom=Hanuman the Monkey King, from the Ramayana epic. Style related to 16-17c Hindu paintings. |
| Length | 13.97 cm |
| Width | 6.35 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1992 |
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