Base from a Purification Brazier, 15th–17th century, Tibet, probably Derge, Iron inlaid with gold and silver, H. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); W. 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm); Diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Metalwork, This brazier was used for burning sacrificial offerings during purification rites. The circle-on-a-square configuration is echoed in the fire-offering ladles displayed nearby. The base and the drum display a meandering lotus-flower decoration, the drum with four flaying knives in high relief
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Base, Purification Brazier, 15th–17th century, Tibet, Derge, Iron inlaid, gold, silver, H, 3 5/16, 8.4 cm, W, 4 9/16, 11.6, Diam, 3/4, 12.1, Metalwork, brazier, burning sacrificial, offerings, purification rites, circle, -square configuration, echoed, fire-offering ladles, displayed, base, drum display, meandering lotus-flower, decoration, drum, four flaying, knives, high relief
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