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The Arhats Rahula and Pindola

18th century?
Object PlaceTibet
Medium/TechniqueDistemepr and gold on paper, mounted with silk brocade, wood dowels, copper knobs
Dimensions136.5 x 76.5 cm (53 3/4 x 30 1/8 in.)
Credit LineAsiatic Curator's Fund
Accession number59.284
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ClassificationsPaintings
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InscriptionsOn obverse, in gold paint next to major figures, brief identifying inscriptions in Tibetan. Transliterations available in notebook.
Provenance1959, purchased by David Macdonald, Kalimpong, West Bengal; 1959, gift of the Asiatic Curator's Fund to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 14, 1959)