1981.78.2.A-B: Ceremonial Cranium Cup and Tripod
Vessels
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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
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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
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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