A conch shell waistcoat, made up of four pieces of carved conch shell, each approx 100mm square, the centre of each marked with a small brass button, jined together with thread and string
Prayer wheel Mane Lhakor (Wylie maNi lag bskor) མ་ཎི་ལག་བསྐོར [Mid 19th century]
Scope & Content:
A very fine old prayer wheel, with a long wooden handle. Total length 470mm, the box itself is 60mm long and is finely worked in silver with an iron striker. The wooden handle is topped with silver and has a copper base. It also has a brass bell halfway up the shaft.
Five Buddha Family (Hat) Gyalwa Rig Nga (Wylie rgyal ba rigs lnga) རྒྱལ་བ་རིགས་ལྔ [Early 19th century]
Scope & Content:
A very old five section hat made of leather with a cloth headband Each section is approximately 190 x 110mm and painted. The total lengther of the hat approx 510mm.
Common Title Padma Odbar : a narrative thangka illustrating the story of Padma Odbar Early 19th century
Scope & Content:
Image (Melong) size 77 x 49 cm. Full mounted size 111 x 63 cm. Date suggested by the owner. Well used object with staining , fading and some holes and tears to the cloth.
Common Title Guru Chöwang: a narrative thangka illustrating the story of Guru Chöwang Early 19th century
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Image (Melong) size 66 x 34 cm . Full mounted size 102 x 60 cm. Date suggested by the owner. Condition: poor, heavily used object with several substantial holes, some tears, fading in the upper part of the thangka. However the colour and detail in the lower part of the thang-ka is good. Guru Chö...