Hanging Water Vessel, anonymous, c. 1200 - c. 1500

bronze (metal), h 17.5cm × d 21.0cm × w 22.8cm × l c.50cm More details

Water was an important element in Hindu and Buddhist rituals and was used to purify the image of a deity during a so-called puja ceremony. A great variety of bronze artefacts were used for this purpose, probably also including this container for water suspended from a chain. The lid displays three circular tiers of stylized mountains representing the cosmos.