FMNH 122153.nosub[1]

  • 122153: Copper sculpture of goddess
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Copper sculpture of goddess Marici Tantric with three heads, riding chariot drawn by nine tiny pigs. Marici is a Tantric Buddhist goddess, connected with the sun, but is considered a male god in China and Japan.
Catalog Number: 122153.nosub[1]
Description: image
Materials: metal; copper
Cultural Attribution: Tibetan, Lamaism
Accession Number: [1114] Blackstone Chinese and Tibetan Expedition - 1908-1910 (Expedition)
Accession Year: 1910
City/Town: Beijing - Peking
Collector/Source: Blackstone Chinese and Tibetan Expedition - 1908-1910, Berthold Laufer : Field Museum of Natural History
EMu IRN: 1023308
GUID: 3cf2cf82-c953-44fe-a782-7ec56148860e

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