Two halves of clay and copper mold used to produce votive tablet depicting wrathful deity

Mold for clay image (tsatsa) of Vajrapani

Location
Himalayan region

Date
19th century

Material
Copper alloy

Catalog Number
C2006.63.11

Collection
Rubin Museum of Art

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Art Making

Art making in Himalayan and Tibetan regions is largely religious in nature and takes a wide range of forms—from painting to lost-wax metal casting.

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