Fire-offering ladle
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