Each illustrating four deities on one side and a foliate design in gold and green on the other.
Details
- Title : A pair of wooden book covers
- Classification : Painting
- Medium : Opaque pigments and gold on wood
- Dimension : 2½ x 9 in. (6.4 x 24.2 cm.) (2)
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : second half of the 17th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 554
- Pre-Lot Text : Property from the Estate of Ralph Benkaim
- Lot Essay : The figures depicted are possibly the tantric forms of Ashta Matrika, or the Eight Mothers.
- Price realised : USD 4,000
- Estimate : USD 4,000 - USD 6,000
- Provenance : Acquired in November 2006, New Mexico