Prayer wheel, Tibetan Buddhist art, Himalayan, Buddhist art, 19th century, Tibet, scrolls, cult object, height 26.5 cm, An object with a cylindrical wooden handle in brown and metal fittings in silver lies horizontally against a light gray background, the handle attached to an ornate circular metal wheel decorated with engraved floral and geometric patterns in silver, a short metal chain in brass tones extends from the wheel to a small faceted weight in brownish bronze, and there are touches of darker brown and a bit of reddish discoloration visible at the end of the handle.
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Prayer wheel, Tibetan Buddhist art, Himalayan, Buddhist art, 19th century, Tibet, scrolls, cult object, height 26.5 cm, An object with a cylindrical wooden handle in brown and metal fittings in silver lies horizontally against a light gray background, the handle attached to an ornate circular metal wheel decorated with engraved floral and geometric patterns in silver, a short metal chain in brass tones extends from the wheel to a small faceted weight in brownish bronze, and there are touches of darker brown and a bit of reddish discoloration visible at the end of the handle.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Prayer wheel Tibetan Buddhist art Himalayan Buddhist art 19th century Tibet scrolls cult object height 26.5 cm object cylindrical wooden handle brown metal fittings silver lies horizontally light gray background handle attached ornate circular metal wheel decorated engraved floral geometric patterns short metal chain brass tones extends small faceted weight brownish bronze touches darker brown bit reddish discoloration visible handle.

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