Fire-Offering Ladle
Eastern Tibet, Derge, for Chinese market
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle period (1403–24)
Not on view
This ladle and its companion (1993.477.1.2) were used to make offerings of fuel during a Homa ceremony honoring Agni, the god of fire, here invoked in the service of Vajrayana Buddhism.
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