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32. Salabhanjika
14th century
Wood

 Salabhanjika

STOLEN: A beautiful woodcarved Salabhanjika, a forest nymph, standing on a bearded dwarf on a temple strut in Itum Bahal, Kathmandu. The object was stolen together with three similar struts in 1984/85. The temple roof, which, was supported by these struts, has meanwhile collapsed. The sculpture dates to the 14th century and was therefore among the oldest remaining wood-carved works of art in Nepal. Photo: 15. 10. 83. (Fig. E77/G108)

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