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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1981.78.2.A-B
Title
Ceremonial Cranium Cup and Tripod
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
stand
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, Tibet
Culture
Tibetan
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/332224

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze and Human skull with red pigment
Dimensions
cup: H. 5.6 x W. 13.2 x D. 17.4 cm (2 3/16 x 5 3/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
tripod: H. 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Holmes H. Welch
Accession Year
1981
Object Number
1981.78.2.A-B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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