A painted wood Devi Mahatmya manuscript cover

Nepal, 18th/19th century

Nepal, 18th/19th century
Recto with a two naginis offering a triratna; verso with a visual synecdoche of Devi's multitudinous representations, comprised of a Vaishnavaite and Saivite form left and right flanking a supreme cosmic manifestation being supplicated at center.
14in (35.5cm) wide

Provenance
Estate of Barbara Adams (1931-2016), Washington DC