Metal alloy spoon with turquoise stone. Spoon has a wide, shallow bowl slightly raised at centre. Handle is densely carved, with vertical lines interrupted by a rounded panel holding a smooth turquoise stone at centre. At handle’s top is a wide panel in a rounded triangle showing a face withpointed ears, teeth bared, hands clenched beneath. Back of spoon is undecorated.

• Narrative

  Collected by the donor during trips to Tibet in 1988 and 1990.

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• Type of Item spoon
• Culture Tibetan
• Material nickle metal, zinc metal, copper metal, turquoise stone
• Measurements height 17.5 cm, width 5.5 cm, depth 1.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Barbara Cook
• Received from Barbara Cook

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• Made in Tibet

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• Collection Date between 1988 and 1990
• Ownership Date before May 30, 2016
• Acquisition Date on May 30, 2016

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• Item Classes metalwork
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3174/0005