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Leaf / cover from a book, with carved script (?) and designs

Leaf / cover from a book, with carved script (?) and designs

MediumWood

Dimensions3 × 8 3/8 × 1/2 inches (7.6 × 21.3 × 1.3 cm)

CultureHimalayan

ClassificationsDecorative Arts

Credit LineGift of Amyas Naegele, Class of 1978, and Eve Glasberg

Terms

Decorative Arts
Wood
Himalayan

Object number2012.053.009

Collections

Asia and Pacific

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