Title: Container in the shape of a Buddha’s hand
Object type: Container
Date: 18th century
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); L. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Classification: Hardstone
Credit line: Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hands