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Clay shrine
Object Number 37-131-60/2979
Display Title Clay shrine
Descriptions
Object Description Large lump of clay (tsatsa) stamped with figures of many small chortens, to be given as offerings on cairns or in open sheds used as repositories for small relics: Clay shrine
Inventory Description Sculpture, cylindrical, large groove in middle, sculpted
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tibetan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Tibet
Additional Geographic Terms Chamdo; Tibet, eastern border of; Szechuan Province, adjoining
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 8.9 x 6.3 x 6.3 cm (3 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-131-60/2979

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