Offering Vase

51-4-24

From: Tibet

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 51-4-24
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tibetan | Buddhist
Provenience Tibet
Date Made 18th Century - 1935
Section Asian
Materials Bronze
Technique Cast
Iconography Lotus | Wheel | Lotus Collar | Conch
Description

Offering vase for use on altar. Bronze. High annular base, globular body sloping to cylindrical neck with wide, straight-sided rim. Conventionalized lotus collar; lotus-wheel on one side and conch on other side in medallions.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Robert R. Service, 1951
Other Number 19 - Other Number

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