Printing Block

29-96-809A

From: Tibet

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-96-809A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tibetan
Provenience Tibet
Section Asian
Materials Wood
Inscription Language Tibetan Language
Description

Square wooden board with handle on one edge and carved decorative relief for printing on one side. Roughly hexagonal carved design incorporates a six pointed star and Tibetan writing. The text is a prayer to protect the owner from a hail storm.

Height 20 cm
Width 15.2 cm
Depth 1.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 79 - Sommerville Number

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