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Thog-lcag - Fall From Heaven Plaque
Thog-lcag - Fall From Heaven Plaque
Thog-lcag - Fall From Heaven Plaque

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