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Object Number
991-12-60/15103
Display Title
Buddhist Priest's Emblem Used as a Wand for Purification in Religious Services
Descriptions
Object Description
Buddhist priest's emblem used in religious services. Used as a wand for purification. Includes a paper label: "Buddhist Priest's Emblem--for Purity/--used in religious services--used as a wand./$8.00/no. 264". 13.5 cm. (l) x 3.4 cm. (w) x 3.2 cm. (d).
Inventory Description
Vajra, cast brass, double ended, open spherical form, mended
Classification
- Special
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Metal, Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 13.2 x 4.2 x 4.3 cm (5 3/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15103
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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