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15th–16th century · Iron inlaid with gold · Asian Art

Tibetan metalsmiths were especially renowned for working in iron, typically with intricate openwork designs heightened with inlaid precious metals. Here gold was applied to the foliate lotus design with intertwined dragons and damascened to create the key and lozenge bands on the rims.

Artist

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Date

15th–16th century

Medium

Iron inlaid with gold

Culture

Tibet

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Jeffrey Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1987