Slide of an effigy of Tsong Khapa, Samye

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no ARC/BAL/002/002/003
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no ARC/BAL/002/002/003

The photograph shows seven bowls of pure water in front of the effigy which are changed several times a day. It also shows butter lamps which also have to been cleaned but are continuously burning.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
ARC/BAL/002/002/003
Date
1991
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 50 mm x 50 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
photography
CATEGORY
Archive: Anthropology
LOCATION
In storage
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