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Thog-lchag - Fall From Heaven Plaque
Thog-lchag - Fall From Heaven Plaque
Thog-lchag - Fall From Heaven Plaque

Thog-lchag - Fall From Heaven Plaque

Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: bronze
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineCollection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Object number1994.043.017
Descriptionthog-lcag (thunder iron) object is considered to have fallen from the sky; it is used as a fondle piece & used to ward off evil; found throughout Tibet up to Mongolia. Possibly represents a crouching feline.
Status
Not on view