{"product_id":"tibetische-butterteeschale-silber-und-holz","title":"Tibetan butter tea bowl - silver and wood","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eStriking Tibetan butter tea bowl\u003ci\u003e(phorba\u003c\/i\u003e) made of silver and wood - an everyday ritual object of Tibetan life of remarkable craftsmanship, probably 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe bowl consists of a turned \u003cb\u003ewooden bowl\u003c\/b\u003e - polished on the inside, with a warm, dark wood tone - which has an elaborate \u003cb\u003emetal mounting with a high silver content\u003c\/b\u003e on the outside. A wide exposed strip of wood runs underneath the rim of the bowl as a warm color accent. The base is richly decorated with surrounding bands - a pearl cord band and an openwork tendril band. From below, the base shows an elaborately openwork \u003cb\u003eendless knot\u003c\/b\u003e in the center, surrounded by cloud tendrils - a sign of great craftsmanship that otherwise remains hidden from view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn everyday Tibetan life and in monastic practice, the butter tea bowl is a central object - it accompanies its owner for a lifetime and is often inherited. Bowls of this quality with a silver mount on wood were typically reserved for wealthier households or the clergy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDiameter 12 cm · Height 5.5 cm · Weight 243 g · Wood with silver mounting · Probably 20th century\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coni Altherr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56722492031354,"sku":null,"price":320.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/8746\/6221\/files\/tibetische-butterteeschale-silber-und-holz-1425089.png?v=1774459410","url":"https:\/\/ateliertibet.ch\/en\/products\/tibetische-butterteeschale-silber-und-holz","provider":"Atelier Tibet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}