Title: Seal with mantra in Vartu script
Object type: Seal
Date: early 15th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium: Ivory, turquoise, and iron damascened with gold
Dimensions: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Classification: Ivories
Credit line: Purchase, Florence and Herbert Irving Gift,1993
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY