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1954.6.70

Thunderbolt, dorje vajra. Made from brass with a globular handle decorated with lotus flowers. Either end of the vajra is decorated with an openwork bulbous section with studded arches. [ASh [OPS move] 12/4/2017]

1954.6.70

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Collection type
Object
Description
Thunderbolt, dorje vajra. Made from brass with a globular handle decorated with lotus flowers. Either end of the vajra is decorated with an openwork bulbous section with studded arches. [ASh [OPS move] 12/4/2017]
Geographical reference
Tibet
Asia > Eastern Asia > Tibet
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Irene Marguerite Beasley
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1954
Date collected
By 1954
Acquisition information
Donated: 1954
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Cast, Process Openwork
Dimensions
Length: max 185 mm, Diameter: max 49 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1954.6.70 Other numbers: 407

Search terms: Religion, Ritual and Ceremonial, Religious Object, Ceremonial Object