Older Tibetan butter tea bowl

Small traditional Tibetan butter tea bowl made of beautifully grained root wood, with yellow metal, probably from the early 20th century. The diameter is 9.1 cm.

Tibetan butter tea bowls made of wood and metal have been used for drinking butter tea for centuries. They symbolize hospitality and spirituality and are popular today both as everyday objects and as decorative works of art. Their beauty lies in the lovingly designed details, which often depict spiritual symbols such as the lotus or the infinite knot.