Hand-Held Prayer Wheel

Unknown Chinese, Chinese

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1910-1915

Bronze and metal

Overall: 2 11/16 × 2 5/16 × 10 5/8 in. (6.8 × 5.8 × 27 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. C. Vance Allyn

169.48.24732

Geography

Place Made: China, East Asia, Asia

Period

20th century

Object Name

Ceremonial Artifact

Research Area

Asia

Not on view

Course History

REL 40, AMES 42, Visual Culture of Tibet and the Himalayas, Nancy Lin, Summer 2012

Provenance

Collected by J. Bruce Eyestone (1870-1956) in Foochow, Fukien Province, China, 1905-1927; given to his daughter, Josephine Miriam Eyestone Allyn (1912-2003), New London, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1969.

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