Caption

Prayer wheel, Tibetan Buddhist art, Himalayan culture, Himalayan art, scrolls, Buddhist art, 19th century, Tibet, cult object, height 26.5 cm, An ornate handheld object lies on a neutral background, showing a cylindrical carved metal head with raised floral and geometric motifs and a rounded, petal-like protrusion; the head is silvery in color with darker shadowed recesses. Attached to the head is a short metal chain leading to a small faceted weight that is brownish in color. Extending from the head is a wooden handle that is brown with visible grain and a slightly darker patina, capped at the end with a silvery metal band. The overall scene contains colors of silver, brown, and subtle gray tones in the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_075

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62.8Mb (1.1Mb) / 20.0in x 12.2in / 6000 x 3658 (300dpi)

Keywords

Prayer wheel Tibetan Buddhist art Himalayan culture Himalayan art scrolls Buddhist art 19th century Tibet cult object height 26.5 cm ornate handheld object lies neutral background showing cylindrical carved metal head raised floral geometric motifs rounded petal- protrusion head silvery color darker shadowed recesses Attached short metal chain leading small faceted weight brownish Extending wooden handle brown visible grain slightly patina capped silvery metal band scene contains colors silver subtle gray tones background.