Wine Cup

Altar Lamp

Object Number:

51-4-114

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Tibetan (uncertain)
Chinese (uncertain)

Provenience:

Tibet

Date Made:

18th century-19th century

Early Date:

1700

Late Date:

1899

Section:

Asian

Materials:

Teak
Silver

Description:

Small wine cup. Used on Buddhist alters to hold "butter"(Ghee) with a wick inserted and lit to function as a lamp. Teak and silver lined. Probably modern imitation of Chinese porcelain wine cup. Low foot; shallow with rolled rim.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Robert R. Service

Other Number:

131

Other Number

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012)

Bibliography:

[Catalogue] Lyons, Elizabeth and Heather Peters, Chang Ch'eng-mei, Gregory Possehl. 1985. Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition. : Page/Fig./Plate: 39