Question

Match the image with the appropriate descriptive statement about cultural function.

A. This simple yet elegant artifact was used in ritual Japanese tea ceremonies.
B. Inscribed with letters that read “Thou art mighty forever, oh Lord,” this small English artifact would be used by the wearer during a private prayer or devotion.
C. Likely used in rituals to drive out demons, the surface of this eighteenth-century Tibetan artifact is richly adorned with images of the ruin of evil spirits.
D. This carving of a vulture sitting atop a scowling figure was likely used by a shaman (an intermediary between the physical and spiritual world) in Columbian rituals.

Answer 1

C. Likely used in rituals to drive out demons, the surface of this eighteenth-century Tibetan artifact is richly adorned with images of the ruin of evil spirits.

Answer 2

Answer: C. Likely used in rituals to drive out demons, the surface of this eighteenth-century Tibetan artifact is richly adorned with images of the ruin of evil spirits.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Ritual Box, today found in the Walters Art Museum´s collection, is an eighteenth-century Tibetan artifact that decorated with symbols linked to the destruction of evil spirits. Although there´s no information on the specific purpose of the box in any ritual is, it´s believed to have served as a storage vessel for esoteric items related to a tantric ceremony.