Caption

Prayer wheel, Tibetan Buddhist/Himalayan art, Buddhist cult object, scrolls, 19th century, Tibet, height 26.5 cm, A handheld cylindrical object with an ornate metal drum and a wooden handle, resting on a smooth light gray surface against a pale gray background. The drum portion is metallic silver with raised decorative bands and floral-like embossing, and it has a rounded ornamental finial at one end with intricate patterns. The handle is brown wood with silver metal caps at both ends and a short exposed wooden section connecting to the drum. A short silver chain with a small brown faceted weight is attached to the drum and lies on the surface. The visible colors are silver, brown, and shades of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_083

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56.9Mb (2.5Mb) / 18.7in x 11.8in / 5616 x 3541 (300dpi)

Keywords

Prayer wheel Tibetan Buddhist Himalayan art Buddhist cult object scrolls 19th century Tibet height 26.5 cm handheld cylindrical object ornate metal drum wooden handle resting smooth light gray surface pale background drum portion metallic silver raised decorative bands floral- embossing rounded ornamental finial intricate patterns handle brown wood silver metal caps ends short exposed wooden section connecting drum silver chain small brown faceted weight attached lies visible colors brown shades gray.