Piece of quartz, white

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Object Number 37-131-60/2985

Display Title Piece of quartz, white

Descriptions

Object Description Small conical white stone - an object of worship in NW Szechuan: Piece of quartz, white

Inventory Description Quartz fragment, white

Classification

Mineral

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Tibetan

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Asia / Tibet

Additional Geographic Terms Chamdo; Tibet, eastern border of; Szechuan Province, adjoining

Materials Quartz

Dimensions Overall: 8.8 x 4.1 x 3.1 cm (3 7/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 37-131-60/2985

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