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TWO GILT-COPPER REPOUSSé FIGURAL PLAQUES NEPAL, KATHMANDU VALLEY, 17TH CENTURY Each 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high
These hammered-metal plaques depicting Shiva and Parvati and their son, Kumara atop a peacock, once served both a ritual and practical purpose, protecting stone images of the same deities. It is likely that these were created in the late-Malla period to safeguard earlier images lining a ritual bath, a commonplace architectural feature that can be found throughout the three former kingdoms of Kathmandu. The hammered-metal technique, mastered by the Newar people of the valley, is prevalent throughout the Kathmandu valley.