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Circular Nepalese mandala on cloth with a multi-armed seated deity in a white disk, surrounded by red medallions of small figures.

Mandala of Chandra, God of the Moon

A circular mandala painted in red, orange and white on cloth shows a multi-armed seated figure at the center of a pale disk, on a platform above a lotus base. Small seated figures fill the surrounding medallions and a lower register, framed by a dark red border with worn edges.

Artist
Unknown
Date
late 14th–early 15th century
Medium
Distemper on cloth
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3278 × 3694 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1434).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Uzi Zucker, 1981

Español: Mandala de Chandra, dios de la Luna

Un mandala circular pintado en rojo, naranja y blanco sobre tela muestra una figura sentada de muchos brazos en el centro de un disco pálido, sobre una plataforma encima de una base de loto. Pequeñas figuras sentadas llenan los medallones que la rodean y una franja inferior, enmarcadas por un borde rojo oscuro y desgastado.

Português: Mandala de Chandra, deus da Lua

Um mandala circular pintado em vermelho, laranja e branco sobre tecido mostra uma figura sentada de muitos braços no centro de um disco pálido, sobre uma plataforma acima de uma base de lótus. Pequenas figuras sentadas preenchem os medalhões ao redor e uma faixa inferior, emoldurados por uma borda vermelho-escura e desgastada.

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