Collector:

Dr. Eugene I. Knez  Search this

Donor Name:

Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Height - Object:

19.5 cm

Width - Object:

9 cm

Culture:

Tibetan  Search this

Object Type:

Inkpot

Place:

North, India, Asia

Accession Date:

1977

Collection Date:

Oct 1976

Notes:

GLOBULAR BODY OF HIGHLY POLISHED COPPER WITH ATTACHED FOOT FLARING OUTWARDS AT BASE; VERY CONSTRICTED NECK WITH HANGING RIM, WITH STAMPED BRASS DECORATIVE BORDER; COVER HAS TUBULAR EXTENSION WHICH FITS INTO THE BODY OF POT, SIMILIAR BRASS BORDER, ANGULAR KNOB ON TOP, EDGED & TOPPED WITH BRASS; EIGHT SMALL STAMPED BRASS PIECES SOLDERED TO BODY, REPRESENTING THE EIGHT GLORIOUS EMBLEMS OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM.

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

333882

USNM Number:

E418765-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3eb353258-5cb4-4ed8-be20-f9644a9ef2f8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8450795