Native Name | Dorje | Vajra |
Object Number | A1202 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tibetan | Buddhist |
Provenience | Tibet |
Period | 19th Century |
Date Made | 1800 - 1899 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Copper |
Iconography | Vajra | Thunderbolt |
Description | Buddhist scepter called a vajra in Sanskrit and a dorje in Tibetan, meaning thunderbolt or diamond. They are often used in rituals in conjunction with a bell with a half vajra handle (called a ghanta in Sanskrit). |
Length | 14.5 cm |
Width | 4 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Alexander Scott, 1914 |
Other Number | Getz 246 - Other Number | 0905 - Cast Number |
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