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Start Over Object name Offering bowl Object class Bowls (vessels)
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21800, described as One of 52 Small Brass Offering Bowls of approximately the same size.They are used for making daily offerings to the images of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha on a Buddhist altar. Normally seven bowls are offered on an altar. They are typically filled with water, but the water symbolizes the seven offerings: water for drinking, water for washing, anointments, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.See also T-17 and T-115See: Photo T-16
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21942, described as Offering bowl, usually found in set sof seven or eight.
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21823, described as One of 52 Small Brass Offering Bowls of approximately the same size.They are used for making daily offerings to the images of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha on a Buddhist altar. Normally seven bowls are offered on an altar. They are typically filled with water, but the water symbolizes the seven offerings: water for drinking, water for washing, anointments, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.See also T-17 and T-115See: Photo T-16
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21922, described as Items T-65 and T-99 are a matched set.These are silver offering bowls that are used to offer food or fruit on an altar. They are decorated on four sides with four medallions upon which are four auspicious animals, eight auspicious signs and eight royal attributes.Similar items: T-65, T-86, T-87, T-99
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21846, described as One of 52 Small Brass Offering Bowls of approximately the same size.They are used for making daily offerings to the images of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha on a Buddhist altar. Normally seven bowls are offered on an altar. They are typically filled with water, but the water symbolizes the seven offerings: water for drinking, water for washing, anointments, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.See also T-17 and T-115See: Photo T-16
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21904, described as Items T-86 and T-87 are a matched set. These are silver offering bowls that are used to offer food or fruit on an altar. They are decorated on three sides with three medallions upon which are offerings to the senses--a mirror symbolizing beautiful images, a piwang (guitar) symbolizing beautiful sounds, and a conch symbolizing delicious comestibles. Similar items: T-65, T-86, T-87, T-99
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21834, described as One of 52 Small Brass Offering Bowls of approximately the same size.They are used for making daily offerings to the images of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha on a Buddhist altar. Normally seven bowls are offered on an altar. They are typically filled with water, but the water symbolizes the seven offerings: water for drinking, water for washing, anointments, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.See also T-17 and T-115See: Photo T-16
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21833, described as One of 52 Small Brass Offering Bowls of approximately the same size.They are used for making daily offerings to the images of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha on a Buddhist altar. Normally seven bowls are offered on an altar. They are typically filled with water, but the water symbolizes the seven offerings: water for drinking, water for washing, anointments, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.See also T-17 and T-115See: Photo T-16
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21830, described as One of 52 Small Brass Offering Bowls of approximately the same size.They are used for making daily offerings to the images of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha on a Buddhist altar. Normally seven bowls are offered on an altar. They are typically filled with water, but the water symbolizes the seven offerings: water for drinking, water for washing, anointments, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.See also T-17 and T-115See: Photo T-16
Hearst Museum object titled Offering bowl, accession number 9-21815, described as One of 52 Small Brass Offering Bowls of approximately the same size.They are used for making daily offerings to the images of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha on a Buddhist altar. Normally seven bowls are offered on an altar. They are typically filled with water, but the water symbolizes the seven offerings: water for drinking, water for washing, anointments, flowers, incense, lamps, and food.See also T-17 and T-115See: Photo T-16

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