Ceremonial teacup

Museum number:

9-21949a-c

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm210921949a@2dc

Alternate number:

BY.T-136a-c and T-136a-c (original number)

Object count:

3

Description:

This is a ceremonial tea cup with a silver holder and lid, topped with a coral bead. It is used by aristocrats for tea parties. It is one of a set of two--See T-135.The cup may be of jade, or may be of some other natural substance.

Collection place:

Tibet

Verbatim coll. place:

Tibet

Collector:

Theos C. Bernard

Materials:

Coral (material), Jade (rock), and Silver (metal)

Object type:

ethnography

Function:

5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)

Production date:

19th-20th century

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)

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