Item: Lakshmi (Indian Goddess)

Tibetan: ལཀྵ་མི། Chinese: 吉祥天女（印度教神）

(item no. 65709)

Origin Location	Mongolia
Date Range	1800 - 1899
Lineages	Gelug and Buddhist
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue #	C2006.52.3

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Shri Lakshmi (Tibetan: Pal Lhamo).

This is a special form of Lakshmi that is generally only found in Mongolia and the Western regions of China. She is shown holding a wealth vase and a small child.

Jeff Watt 7-2006

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