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Antique Tibetan Prayer Wheel, Brass and white metal, with carved bone cylinder and mantra inside, PW10

LAN9550
Original price $96.00 - Original price $96.00
Original price
$96.00
$96.00 - $96.00
Current price $96.00

Antique Tibetan Prayer Wheel, Brass and white metal, with carved bone cylinder and mantra/prayer inside, PW10.

 
A very attractive authentic Buddhist prayer wheel from Tibet of approximately 22cm in length (8.5"). Consists of a brass/copper alloy barrel with white metal decoration, topped by a carved bone cylinder barrel, housed in white metal which is intricately decorated with filigree wire work and inset coloured circular cabochon stones/beads (probably turquoise and coral?).

The barrel has incised decoration in the form of Tibetan characters in the central section. It rotates on a circular bearing (possibly conch shell), with a weighted brass/copper alloy chain and governor weight in conical form.

Inside is an original Buddhist paper scroll with ink mantra. Age worn and with some of the inset stones missing. No finial to top. Still in working order.

Exact age unknown, but likely to circa 1930 (?).

Dimensions:
22cmcm long x 5.4cm diameter.

Weight approximately: 138g.