Fire-Offering Ladle

Fire-Offering Ladle

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This ladle and its companion (1993.477.1.1a, b) were used to make offerings of fuel during a Homa ceremony. The superb gold and silver inlay is characteristic of early fifteenth-century Tibetan workmanship associated with Derge, Kham Province, eastern Tibet.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.