Caption

Prayer wheel, Tibetan Buddhist/Himalayan art, 19th century, Tibet. Scrolls, Buddhist cult object, height 26.5 cm., A single handheld cylindrical object rests horizontally on a pale gray background, featuring a metal drum-like end with ornate raised patterns and a pointed finial in metallic silver tones, a dark brown wooden handle with metallic silver bands at each end, and a short metal shaft connecting the drum to the handle; a small chain of linked metal loops with a faceted brown weight hangs beneath the drum. The visible colors include silver, dark brown, brown, and pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_081

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.1Mb (811.8Kb) / 20.0in x 11.3in / 6000 x 3384 (300dpi)

Keywords

Prayer wheel Tibetan Buddhist Himalayan art 19th century Tibet Scrolls Buddhist cult object height 26.5 cm single handheld cylindrical object rests horizontally pale gray background featuring metal drum- ornate raised patterns pointed finial metallic silver tones dark brown wooden handle metallic silver bands short metal shaft connecting drum handle small chain linked metal loops faceted brown weight hangs beneath visible colors include silver dark brown brown pale gray.