Unknown
Ritual Conch17th century

Not on view

Conch shell with iridescent mother-of-pearl surface fitted with dark repoussé silver mounts, including a figured collar at the opening and a flared conical base with scrolling foliate decoration and Greek key borders

Unknown, Ritual Conch, 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by The Louis and Erma Zalk Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Ritual Conch
Place Made: Eastern Tibet
Date Made: 17th century
Medium: Silver and mother-of-pearl
Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in. (9.53 x 10 x 10 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by The Louis and Erma Zalk Foundation
Accession Number: M.83.2.3
Classification: Sculpture
Collecting Area: South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography: Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.

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Unknown
Ritual Conch17th century

Not on view

Unknown, Ritual Conch, 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by The Louis and Erma Zalk Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Ritual Conch
Place Made: Eastern Tibet
Date Made: 17th century
Medium: Silver and mother-of-pearl
Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in. (9.53 x 10 x 10 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by The Louis and Erma Zalk Foundation
Accession Number: M.83.2.3
Classification: Sculpture
Collecting Area: South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography: Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.