Mottled brown clay roundel featuring stupa decorated with lotus motif and banners amid Tibetan text

Molded Clay Image (Tsatsa) of the “Heaped Lotuses” Stupa

Location
Guge, Ngari region, western Tibet

Date
11th–12th century

Material
sun-dried clay

Dimensions
3⅜ x 3⅛ x 1½ in. (8.5 x 8 x 3.7 cm)

Collection
Private collection

Photo Credit
photograph by Rémi Chaix

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