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Kalachakra with Shakti
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Kalachakra with Shakti

18th–19th century
Object PlaceTibet
Medium/TechniqueDistemper and gold on cotton mounted with silk brocades, dust cover, and wood dowels
Dimensions132 x 77.5 cm (51 15/16 x 30 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession number19.663
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InscriptionsOn obverse: brief Tibetan inscriptions, in gold paint, identifying Mahasiddha figures (to be translated).ProvenanceBy 1918, Hervey E. Wetzel (b. 1888 - d. 1918), Boston; 1918, by inheritance from her cousin, Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, Chicago [see note 1]; 1919, gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel, to the MFA. (Accession date: March 31, 1919)

Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.