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Sikkim, Gangtok, early Buddhist scrip[t] written on palm leave[s]
Summary
Photograph shows palm leaves with Devanagari and Bengali script, on exhibit at the Namgyal Tibetology Institute, Gangtok, Sikkim.
Caption below palm leaves: "Indian MSS 4 Medieval Devanagari & Old Bengali. Provenance: Kham"
Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress).
Also represented in LOT 14034-2, pg. no. 004 (color reference copy).
Gift; Dr. Alice S. Kandell; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010: 106).
Tags
Date
1200 - 1450
Contributors
Kandell, Alice S., photographer
Location
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.
