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ca. 15th century · Silk embroidery on polished cotton · Asian Art

This remarkably fine Nepalese figurative embroidery is a rare survivor of an important genre of textile art. The fragment may have formed part of a religious hanging associated with a Hindu temple. The scenes, while incomplete, likely represent episodes of the goddess Durga battling demons from the Devi Mahatmya, the principal liturgical text devoted to the goddess in this emanation.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 15th century

Medium

Silk embroidery on polished cotton

Culture

Nepal, Kathmandu Valley

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Bequest of Nina Bunshaft, by exchange, and funds from various donors, 2005