Caption

Thogcha in the shape of a stupa chorten, creator, Tibetan Buddhist/Himalayan art; amulet-shaped sculpture; material unspecified; function: cult object; subject: stupa; provenance, date: 18th–1st half of 20th century ; place of origin: Tibet; dimensions: height 5.6 cm, width 1.6 cm., A vertically oriented dark metallic object with a textured surface sits against a light gray background; its top tapers into a rounded head, the midsection narrows into a ribbed neck, the central portion broadens into a smooth, bulbous form with a shallow indentation, and the lower section flares into a carved, grid-like base with raised, blocky details. The visible colors are dark gray and light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_358

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60.2Mb (5.6Mb) / 12.5in x 18.7in / 3744 x 5616 (300dpi)

Keywords

Thogcha shape stupa chorten creator Tibetan Buddhist Himalayan art amulet-shaped sculpture material unspecified function cult object subject stupa provenance date 18th–1st half 20th century place origin Tibet dimensions height 5.6 cm width 1.6 cm vertically oriented dark metallic object textured surface sits light gray background top tapers rounded head midsection narrows ribbed neck central portion broadens smooth bulbous form shallow indentation lower section flares carved grid- base raised blocky details visible colors dark gray light gray.