Accession No
1947.763 B
Description
Folding wooden altar. Carved with dragons and decorated with gilt and red, green, blue and white paint.
Place
Asia; South Asia; Himalayas; Tibet
Period
Source
Schuster, Caroline (Lady) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1947.763 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Gold; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
736mm x 290mm x 296mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Two folding wooden thrones, upon which the god sits on the altar. Carved with dragons and decorated with gilt and red, green, blue and white paint
Event Date 1947
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Conservation ()
CON.2014.80 |
Event Date 1/3/2016
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Conservation ()
CON.2014.78 |
Event Date 1/3/2016
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Conservation ()
CON.2014.80 |
Event Date 1/3/2016
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Wooden altar, with the sides and front of the piece folding inwards. Carved with dragons, each holding a sacred pearl with an altar positioned between them. Decorated with gilt and red, green, blue and white paint.
Event Date 22/8/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin
FM:281447
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