Fire-offering ladle

Unknown Artist

Fire-offering ladle by Unknown Artist

Medium

Iron inlaid with gold and silver

Dimensions

Overall: L. 31 1/4 in. (79.4 cm); H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); D. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm) Overall (ladle bowl): H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)

Classification

Metalwork

Culture & Period

Eastern Tibet, Derge, for Chinese market · Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle period (1403–24)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 1993

Accession Number

1993.477.1.1a, b

Tags

Ceremonial Objects

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