Accession No
1925.597 C
Description
Clay votive offering representing a stupa in the form of a lotus flower.
Place
Asia; South Asia; Himalayas; Tibet
Period
Source
Cawdor (Earl) [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1925.597 C
Cultural Affliation
Monba
Material
Ceramic; Clay
Local Term
Measurements
38mm x 50mm x 37mm
Events
Context (Other owners)
Collected by: Cawdor.Earl;
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
Three clay votive offerings. A and B are from the same mould, but B is yellow-coloured, representing Buddha. C is a lotus flower.
Event Date 1925
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
Debbie Swallow: 'It is of stupa form'.
Event Date 26/6/1980
Author: ashleigh griffin
Context (Display)
Exhibited: On display in 'Buddha's Word: The Life of Books in Tibet and Beyond' from 28th May 2014 - 17th January 2015. Labelled as
B: '4. Deities of long life
The triad of deities of Buddha Amitayus, White Tara and Ushnisahavijaya is associated with rituals to prolong life.
Tibet. 1925.597 B & Z 21080 B.5'.
C: '3. Six model chorten
Five finely detailed terracotta chorten or stupas, probably taken from a single hoard, and one light grey chorten collected by plant-hunters Frank Kingdom Ward and Jack Cawdor.
Tibet. 1925.597 C & Z 21080 A'.
Event Date 17/1/2015
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
Clay votive offering representing a stupa in the form of a lotus flower. The base is hand formed, whilst the upper half appears to be mould made.
Event Date 8/1/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin
FM:282409
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