Object type: Book covers
Department: Asian Art
Culture: North India and Tibet
Period: Pala period
Date: 12th century
Medium: Wood with traces of paint; decorative mounts of silver with gilt semiprecious stones, and gilt-copper alloy
Dimensions: Overall (each bookcover): 8 7/8 x 27 3/4 in. (22.5 x 70.5 cm)
Classification: Woodwork
Credit line: Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky, 2005
Accession year: 2005