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Dwarpalika (Temple Guardian)

Five horizontal openwork sheets of steel and brass are suspended from the ceiling at different heights. When viewed from the front or back, they form the shape of an arched window. The sheets vary in color and texture from a glossy bronze to a brushed silvery gold. The pattern on each sheet is formed by the repetition of the first character (“ka” क) of Devanagari script, which is used to write the Nepali language.

Department of Asian Art Artist Sneha Shrestha Boston MA (2023 - 2025) sold; through [art_works LLC Boston MA]; to the Harvard Art Museums 2025. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Purchase through the generosity of Carol Rutherfurd in memory of her husband John Rutherfurd Jr.

Sneha Shrestha (Artist)

2023 21st century

Nepalese

Title: Dwarpalika (Temple Guardian)

Description:

Five horizontal openwork sheets of steel and brass are suspended from the ceiling at different heights.

When viewed from the front or back, they form the shape of an arched window.

The sheets vary in color and texture from a glossy bronze to a brushed silvery gold.

The pattern on each sheet is formed by the repetition of the first character (“ka” क) of Devanagari script, which is used to write the Nepali language.

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