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Two Arhats: Panthaka and Gopaka

about 18th century
Object PlaceTibet
Medium/TechniqueDistemper and gold on cotton, Indian cotton backing, with chinese silk brocade, and yellow veil
Dimensions135 x 63.5 cm (53 1/8 x 25 in.)
Credit LineAsiatic Curator's Fund
Accession number59.278
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InscriptionsBy upper arhat, in Tibetan, inscription (see notebook for transcription).
Provenance1959, purchased by David Macdonald, Kalimpong, West Bengal; 1959, gift of the Asiatic Curator's Fund to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 14, 1959)