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Object Number
34-50-60/517
Display Title
Small brass bowl - used to place holy water before an idol
Descriptions
Object Description
Small brass bowl - used to place holy water before an idol - occasionally used as butter lamp
Inventory Description
Bowl, small, brass, concave base, flared body, interior incised ridge at rim
Classification
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tibetan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Tibet
Additional Geographic Terms
Kham
Materials
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 3.1 x 8.3 x 8.2 cm (1 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-50-60/517
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