Alms Bowl

c. 900s Overall: 12.8 x 23.8 cm (5 1/16 x 9 3/8 in.) Source image
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Alms bowls used by Buddhist monks to receive donations have traditionally been made of iron or wood. This bowl, made of gilt bronze and decorated with incised designs of birds and flowers in roundels as well as butterflies, is instead a luxury item likely meant for a Buddhist...

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