Votive Plaque
19th century (made)
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Pilgrims and worshippers commonly offer votive plaques at temples and monasteries throughout Tibet. They often buy them at monasteries, where monks manufacture them in large quantities from bronze moulds.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Sun-baked clay, impressed and tinted |
| Brief description | Votive plaque, White Tara, clay tinted white, E.Tibet, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Votive plaque (tsa tsa), clay with impressed figure of White Tara and plain torana of rounded outline. Traces of white tinting. |
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| Summary | Pilgrims and worshippers commonly offer votive plaques at temples and monasteries throughout Tibet. They often buy them at monasteries, where monks manufacture them in large quantities from bronze moulds. |
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| Accession number | IM.18A-1932 |
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| Record created | September 12, 2006 |
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