3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 30cm x 22cm
Description
Three storey chorten containing the tomb of the 13th Dalai Lama in the Potala Palace. Silver butter lamps and other offerings surround the shrine. The chorten is encased in gold and inlaid with precious stones and surrounded by gifts from China, Mongolia and Tibet
Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Image Details
Accession Number
1998.131.318
Format
Film negative
Country
Tibet
Region
Lhasa. Potala. 13th Dalai Lama's Tomb.
Photographer
Frederick Spencer Chapman
Date
22/11/36
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