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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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-131-60/2984 | Clay shrine |
Sculpture
|
Tibet
| |
| 37-131-60/2983 | Clay shrine |
Sculpture
|
Tibet
| |
| 37-131-60/2980 | Clay shrine |
Sculpture
|
Tibet
| |
| 37-131-60/2981 | Clay shrine |
Sculpture
|
Tibet
| |
| 37-131-60/2982 | Clay shrine |
Figurine
|
Tibet
| |
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Kashmir
| ||
| 2010.5.37473 | Pathway by trees, building and chortens |
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| ||
| 37-27-60/2893 | Clay chorten - pressed images of Buddha as propitiatory offering |
Sculpture
|
Tibet
| |
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Abra Province
| ||
| 37-27-60/2894 | Clay chorten - pressed images of Buddha as propitiatory offering |
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Sculpture |
Tibet
| |
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