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2. Large Sanskrit Book with Painted Covers. Length 11" (28 cm.), width 4" (10 cm.), 3 1/2" (9 cm.) thick, including covers. 18th - 19th Century, over 200 pages. Two wood covers - one painted with a swastika design, the other with a pattern that looks something like a tiger. The inside of the covers show Ganesh and various deities while the first page has two seated figures and a snow lion. Hand written by several different hands on thick paper. $650.