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Tibet: TGN: 7001319
Process/materials
gilt bronze (ormolu): AAT: 300011048
turquoise (mineral): AAT: 300011164
silver (metal): AAT: 300011029
Historical periods
eighteenth century: AAT: 300404512
Individuals
Subject terms
butter: AAT: 300389819
foliation (pattern): AAT: 300165104
gemstone: AAT: 300201964
lamps (lighting devices): AAT: 300037592
musician: AAT: 300025666
pilgrimages: AAT: 300069279
repoussé: AAT: 300054023
symbol: AAT: 300055878
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PROVENANCE
From 2014: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of David T. Owsley via the Alvin and Lucy Owsley Foundation, purchased at auction, "Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art," Bonhams, New York, March 17, 2014, lot 51, as "A parcel-gilt silver butter lamp Tibet" [1]
The main source for this provenance is the invoice dated March 17, 2014, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file. Exceptions and supporting documentation are noted.
[1] See also the letter from Maxwell Anderson of the Dallas Museum of Art to David T. Owsley, dated June 23, 2014.
AUDIO ASSETS
VIDEO ASSETS
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WEB RESOURCES
- Spurlock Museum of World Cultures~Learn more about the importance of the yak butter traditionally used to fuel butter lamps.
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- Spurlock Museum of World Cultures~Learn more about the importance of the yak butter traditionally used to fuel butter lamps.
Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Tibet: TGN: 7001319
Process/materials
gilt bronze (ormolu): AAT: 300011048
turquoise (mineral): AAT: 300011164
silver (metal): AAT: 300011029
Historical periods
eighteenth century: AAT: 300404512
Individuals
Subject terms
butter: AAT: 300389819
foliation (pattern): AAT: 300165104
gemstone: AAT: 300201964
lamps (lighting devices): AAT: 300037592
musician: AAT: 300025666
pilgrimages: AAT: 300069279
repoussé: AAT: 300054023
symbol: AAT: 300055878
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 2014: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of David T. Owsley via the Alvin and Lucy Owsley Foundation, purchased at auction, "Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art," Bonhams, New York, March 17, 2014, lot 51, as "A parcel-gilt silver butter lamp Tibet" [1]
The main source for this provenance is the invoice dated March 17, 2014, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file. Exceptions and supporting documentation are noted.
[1] See also the letter from Maxwell Anderson of the Dallas Museum of Art to David T. Owsley, dated June 23, 2014.
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