Buddhist Art Gallery: Kathmandu valley: photo 26
Photo 26 of 137 in Gallery: Buddhist Art Gallery: Kathmandu valley
Image title: Bronze mirror (19th century)
Description of the photo
This bronze sculpture shows a mirror from the 19th century.—Specifications: 22.5cm x 12cm.
The text in Devanagari reads:
ज्वलान्हाय्कं (दर्पण)
Transliteration (IAST):
jvalānhāykaṃ (darpaṇa)
Plain text (initially IAST, brackets indicate Hunterian):
jvalanhaykam (darpana [darpan])
Gallery information:
Kathmandu valley in Nepal offers a wide variety of Buddhist objects such as paintings, scriptures, sculptures, ritualistic objects, etc. Buddhism was embraced by the people of Kathmandu valley and the Licchavi rulers up to 8th century encouraged Buddhism. The items found here are exhibited in the National Museum of Nepal (Rashtriya Museum).
Photo details:
Date: 2019-11-29
Camera: SONY ILCE-6400
Exposure: 1/25
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 400
Focal length: 37mm
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Size: 1.74 MB
Resolution: 1360 x 2200
© Photograph by Gabe Hiemstra.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0