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Dated by inscription to 1675 · Brass · Asian Art

An inscription engraved around the foot records that this ewer was donated in 1675, presumably to the royal shrine, by the king of Bhaktapur Jitamitra Malla (r.1673–96), and his younger brother Ugra Malla. Both were devotees of Vishnu and renowned for their religious benefaction. Jitamitras Malla’s legacy includes the Pasupati and Narayana temples. The unnamed tutelary deity in whose honor this vessel was gifted can be assumed to be Vishnu Narayana.

Artist

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Date

Dated by inscription to 1675

Medium

Brass

Culture

Nepal, Bhaktapur

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Zimmerman Family Collection, Gift of the Zimmerman Family, 2020