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Date unknown · Iron inlaid with gold and silver · Asian Art
This ladle and its companion (1993.477.1.2) were used to make offerings of fuel during a Homa ceremony honoring Agni, the god of fire, here invoked in the service of Vajrayana Buddhism.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- Date unknown
- Medium
- Iron inlaid with gold and silver
- Culture
- Eastern Tibet, Derge, for Chinese market
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 1993
