Title: Fire-offering ladle
Object type: Ladle
Culture: Eastern Tibet, Derge, for China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle mark and period (1403–24)
Medium: Iron damascened with gold and silver
Dimensions: L. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 1993
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY