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Base from a Purification Brazier

Base from a Purification Brazier. Culture: Tibet, probably Derge. Dimensions: H. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); W. 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm); Diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm). Date: 15th-17th century. This brazier was used for burning sacrificial offerings during purification rites. The circle-on-a-square configuration is echoed in the fire-offering ladles displayed nearby. The base and the drum display a meandering lotus-flower decoration, the drum with four flaying knives in high relief. All the gold and silver decoration is damascened.
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Title:
Base from a Purification Brazier
Caption:
Base from a Purification Brazier. Culture: Tibet, probably Derge. Dimensions: H. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); W. 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm); Diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm). Date: 15th-17th century. This brazier was used for burning sacrificial offerings during purification rites. The circle-on-a-square configuration is echoed in the fire-offering ladles displayed nearby. The base and the drum display a meandering lotus-flower decoration, the drum with four flaying knives in high relief. All the gold and silver decoration is damascened.
Technique/material:
Iron inlaid with gold and silver
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
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Image size:
4200 x 3358 px | 40.4 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 28.4 cm | 14.0 x 11.2 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ASIA • ASIAN ART • CHINA • GOLD • IRON (METAL) • IRON AND IRON ALLOY • IRON INLAID WITH GOLD AND SILVER • IRON • METAL • METALWORK • METALWORKS • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • TIBET • VESSELS