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The luxurious clothes and adornments suggest that she is a person of high rank, possibly a member of the ruling Malla household of the Kathmandu valley. \r\n\r\nThis figure was originally riveted to a pedestal. We may presume that she formed part of an ensemble, together with her husband, revering an image of the deity they have donated. \r\n\r\nThe figure is made from sheet copper which has then been mercury gilded. This was a widely used medium in the later Malla period (about 1200-1768) and permitted the creation of larger-scale devotional images than solid cast copper would allow.\r\n\r\nThere is a long tradition of acknowledging the role of donors as patrons of Indian religious art. It initially took the form of donor inscriptions that recorded their philanthropy and meritorious intentions. Later, donor portraits appeared. Such portraits have been part of Nepalese art since the Licchavi period (about 300-800 AD). 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