Printing Block
Object Number: | A1407 |
Current Location: | Collections Storage |
Culture: | Tibetan |
Provenience: | Tibet Lhasa |
Section: | Asian |
Materials: | Wood |
Iconography: | Kalachakra Monogram |
Inscription Language: | Tibetan Language |
Credit Line: | Purchased from Alexander Scott, 1914 |
Description
Wooden printing block. Symbol of the ten stacked syllables of the Kalachakra (Tibetan: nam chu wang den) atop a lotus flower base. The top depicts a crescent moon and solar dot with a flame against a background of clouds. There is text at the very bottom and flanking the center symbol.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Himalaya: Land of the Snow Lion (Supplement) (04 Oct 2008 - 12 Apr 2009) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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