Fire-Offering Ladle, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle period (1403–24), Eastern Tibet, Derge, for China, Iron inlaid with gold and silver, L. 31 1/4 in. (79.4 cm), Metalwork, This ladle and its companion were used to make offerings of fuel during a Homa ceremony honoring Agni, the god of fire, here invoked in the service of Vajrayana Buddhism.
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Fire-Offering Ladle, Ming dynasty, 1368–1644, Yongle period, 1403–24, Eastern Tibet, Derge, China, Iron inlaid, gold, silver, L, 31 1/4, 79.4 cm, Metalwork, ladle, companion, offerings, fuel, Homa ceremony, honoring, Agni, god, fire, invoked, service, Vajrayana Buddhism
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