Offering bowl

Description

Bowl of turned brass, circular with concave sides, flared lip and shallow foot, used for making offerings: Tibet, late 19th century AD

Museum reference

K.1998.1270

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Offering bowl

Production information

Tibet Autonomous Region, China, East Asia

Date

Early 20th century

Style / Culture

Tibetan

Materials

Brass

Associations

Collector: Taylor, George, Sir, 1904 - 1993
Kew Gardens Botanical Expedition to Tibet

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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