BY.T-04 (previous number) and T-04 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4737
Object count:
2
Description:
Ewer (a) with lid (b), used in Tibetan monasteries to serve tea to the Lamas and monks. The brass chasing around the collar is embossed with the eight auspicious symbols: vase, flower, conch, knot, royal standard, wheel, umbrella, and fish.
Donor:
Estate of G. Eleanore Murray, Estate of Theos C. Bernard, and Theos C. Bernard
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Brass (alloy), Copper (metal), and Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ewers (vessels)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Production date:
19th-20th century
Accession date:
March 12, 2004
Context of use:
This type of large metal ewer is used in Tibetan monasteries to serve tea to the Lamas and monks
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Comment:
This is a well-made, even elegant example of a large Tibetan ewer.