Begging Bowl
Object Number: | 2011-13-5A |
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Current Location: | Collections Storage |
Culture: | Buddhist |
Provenience: | Sri Lanka |
Date Made: | 2010 |
Early Date: | 2010 |
Late Date: | 2010 |
Section: | Asian |
Materials: | Metal |
Height: | 13.5 cm |
Outside Diameter: | 19.6 cm |
Credit Line: | Gift of Mahinda de Lanerolle on behalf of the de Lanerolle Trust, Sri Lanka, 2011 |
Description
Large black bowl for use by a Buddhist monk. Rounded base with prominent equator and convex shoulder. Glossy black paint unevenly applied. Middle equatorial line on inside. Part of the eight possessions of a monk known as atthapirika (atapirikara).
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