Thog-lcag - Fall From Heaven Plaque

Place of ManufactureAsia

MediumMaterial: bronze

DimensionsOverall: 4.4 x 4.2 cm

ClassificationsFINE ART

Credit LineGeneral Purchase Fund

Object number1994.045.001

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; plaque depicts a Garuda with a snake in its mouth

Status

Not on view