Offering bowl, used for offering water; elegant shape with finely crafted standing base; intricate, geometric pattern that incorporates the auspicious svastika design.
Donor:
Estate of G. Eleanore Murray, Estate of Theos C. Bernard, and Theos C. Bernard
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Brass (alloy), Gold (metal), and Iron (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Production date:
18th-19th century
Accession date:
March 12, 2004
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 4.445 centimeters and diameter 10.795 centimeters
Comment:
Offering bowls such as this are typically used for offering water, and therefor silver or silver plate is preferred, and brass is often used. Iron rusts, as can be seen in this bowl.