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Object Number
37-131-60/3036
Display Title
Yellow brass tea pot with white brass trimmings; short spout +
Descriptions
Object Description
Yellow brass tea pot with white brass trimmings; short spout emerges from mouth of dragon-like creature (makara) while spout is constructed in form of another. Lid attached to handle by wire chain
Inventory Description
Pot, round body, zoomorphic handle and spout, lid attached with chain
Classification
- Pot
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tibetan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Tibet
Additional Geographic Terms
Chamdo; Tibet, eastern border of; Szechuan Province, adjoining
Materials
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 26 x 19.8 cm (9 1/16 x 10 1/4 x 7 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-131-60/3036
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