Buddhist Art Gallery: Kathmandu valley: photo 20
Photo 20 of 137 in Gallery: Buddhist Art Gallery: Kathmandu valley
Image title: Ritual powder vessel
Description of the photo
This bronze sculpture shows an image of a vessel for ritual powder (Kokhola), from the 20th century.—Specifications: 19.5cm x 16.6cm.
Kokhola (कोंखोला) can also be spelled as Koṃkholā, Koṅkholā, Kokholā, Komkhola, Konkhola or Kokhola.
Gallery information:
Kathmandu valley in Nepal offers a wide variety of Buddhist objects such as paintings, scriptures, sculptures, ritualistic objects, etc. Buddhism was embraced by the people of Kathmandu valley and the Licchavi rulers up to 8th century encouraged Buddhism. The items found here are exhibited in the National Museum of Nepal (Rashtriya Museum).
Photo details:
Date: 2019-11-29
Camera: SONY ILCE-6400
Exposure: 1/25
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 640
Focal length: 24mm
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Size: 2.98 MB
Resolution: 2400 x 2987
© Photograph by Gabe Hiemstra.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0