Title: Finial for a Buddhist staff (khatvanga)
Object type: Finial
Date: early 15th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 1 5/16 (3.3 cm); D. 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
Classification: Ivories
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Skulls, term: Heads, term: Buddhism