Ornate pillar from entrance to Buddhist medical school
- Made:
- 1800-1904
Ornate brass pillar from entrance to Lhasa Medical College, Buddhist medical school, and detachable finial. Acquired with A134267 by Younghusband expedition in 1904 and passed on to Bombay Oriental Art Museum, from where they were transferred to the Wellcome Museum in 1934, through Captain Johnston-Saint. See note.
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A134268
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1350 mm
plinth: 500 mm
- type:
- pillar
- credit:
- Oriental Art Museum
