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Tangka, Amitayus, Buddha of Eternal Life, holding vase containing elixir of long life, surrounded by multiple images of himself, Tibetan

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Identifier

ptc-6807

Title

Tangka, Amitayus, Buddha of Eternal Life, holding vase containing elixir of long life, surrounded by multiple images of himself, Tibetan

Date

1998

Creator

Beckett, J. (photographer)

Finnin, Denis (photographer)

Medium

Transparencies -- Color

Dimensions

4 x 5

Geographic Location

China

Subject

Tankas (Tibetan scrolls)

Cultural anthropology

Ethnology -- Asia

Textile fabrics

Field photographs

Source

Photographic Transparency Collection

AMNH Special Collections: Photographic Transparency Collection, Transparency number:

Publisher

American Museum of Natural History Library

Rights

Information on rights available at the repository.

Catalog / Specimen Number

70.3/151

Repository

American Museum of Natural History

Collection

Photographic Collection

Citation

Beckett, J. (photographer) and Finnin, Denis (photographer), “Tangka, Amitayus, Buddha of Eternal Life, holding vase containing elixir of long life, surrounded by multiple images of himself, Tibetan,” AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections, accessed April 18, 2024, https://lbry-web-007.amnh.org/digital/index.php/items/show/44914.