Detail View: The AMICA Library: Ritual chopper (vajra-katari)

AMICA ID: 
BMFA.1987.256
AMICA Library Year: 
2001
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name: 
Unknown
Creator Name-CRT: 
Artist not recorded
Title: 
Ritual chopper (vajra-katari)
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
Late 14th century
Creation Start Date: 
1366
Creation End Date: 
1399
Materials and Techniques: 
Iron overlaid with gold and silver designs
Style or Period: 
Ming dynasty
Creation Place: 
China, for a Tibetan Buddhist temple
Dimensions: 
23.2 x 25 cm (9 1/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
AMICA Contributor: 
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Owner Location: 
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
ID Number: 
1987.256
Credit Line: 
Charles Bain Hoyt Fund
Rights: 
Related Image Identifier Link: 
BMFA.226-152.tif