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Late 19th - early 20th century
Artist/maker unknown, Tibetan
This altar arrived at the Museum covered by a thick layer of soot and disassembled into seventy-six pieces. To better preserve and understand the altar, a pioneering scientific study is currently underway. The results of the ongoing conservation treatment are discussed online here.

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