Statue: Kunda (Wylie sku ’dra) སྐུ་འདྲ Mid 18th century
Scope & Content:
An old clay statue of Tangtong Gyalpo, wrapped in simple cloth that has been stitched around the body of the statue. The cloth is pierced by a simple iron trident headed skewer (katamka). It feels as if the body of the statue may be broken a little inside. We chose not to unwrap it. 210mm high, ...
Old, well used and very fine quailty three headed (wrathful faced) iron dagger, the blade is also engraved with serpent design. 233 mm long. Blue silk cloth attached to the body of the dagger. One dagger The material is owned by Sonam Dawa and was handed down from his father in law Meme Gatuk T...
Prayer wheel: Mane Lhakor (Wylie maNi lag bskor) མ་ཎི་ལག་བསྐོར Early 19th century
Scope & Content:
A very fine old prayer wheel, with wooden handle. Total length 265 mm. The handle is 140mm long, the box itself is 55mm long and 85 mm wide. The "hat" is made from engraved silver, the box is copper and brass. The wooden handle is topped with brass and has a brass base. It also has a brass bell ...
