Ritual water vessel

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Tibet (made)

A ritual water vessel or Chiluk Bumpa used for purification purposes in Tibet. Water was poured into the small lidded spout at the side and poured out of the long tapering spout at the top. The overall shape was drawn from much earlier Indian ritual vessels called kundika which also reached South East Asia and China.

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Object type	Ritual water vessel
Title	Ritual water vessel
Materials and techniques	Copper, brass, repousse Copper Brass Turquoise Repoussé
Brief description	Ritual water vessel
Physical description	A spherical body ornamented on its upper and under sides with stylised bands of repoussé lotus petals. The body rests on a spreading hollow foot also decorated with lotus petals. A small lidded spout at right angles to the main body (for filling) and a long tapering spout (for pouring) with two other lotus decorated spheres stands above the body.
Dimensions	Height: 55.5cm Diameter: 19cm
Credit line	Bequeathed by Lord Curzon
Object history	Provenanced to Tashilunpho monastery in S.Tibet
Production	Tashilunpho monastery on registered papers
Summary	A ritual water vessel or Chiluk Bumpa used for purification purposes in Tibet. Water was poured into the small lidded spout at the side and poured out of the long tapering spout at the top. The overall shape was drawn from much earlier Indian ritual vessels called kundika which also reached South East Asia and China.
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IM.244-1927

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Record created	May 15, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O39597/ritual-water-vessel-ritual-water-vessel-unknown/

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