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Scroll

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Tibet (made)

Religion, paper, Tibet


Object details

Object type
Scroll
Parts
This object consists of 36 parts.

  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Tangka
  • Tangka
  • Tangka
  • Tangka
  • Tangka
  • Tangka
  • Tangka
  • Tangka
  • Tangka
  • Tangka
  • Figure
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
Materials and techniques
Paper
Brief description
Religion, paper, Tibet
Dimensionsfragments
Production
Formerley inside temple figure of Amitayus, "the Buddha of Limitless Life" (IM.237-1927), gilt copper, Tibet, 18th century. In addition,painted mandalas (IM 237A to J-1927) were found inside the lower half of the trunk of the figure
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.237:26-1927

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Record createdNovember 22, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O118875/scroll-unknown/
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