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Unknown

17th–19th century · Gilt silver, sapphires, rubies, beryl, quartz, lapis lazuli, coral, shell, and turquoise · Asian Art

The stacked sections of the base of this container contained rice and other offerings for a deity. Conceptually organized around the axis of the universe, the various levels reference different planes of existence, moving, ultimately, to the realm of celestial beings at top.

Artist

Unknown

Date

17th–19th century

Medium

Gilt silver, sapphires, rubies, beryl, quartz, lapis lazuli, coral, shell, and turquoise

Culture

Tibet

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1915