Vajra; maker, 19th century; Tibet; Tibetan Buddhist ritual object vajra; Buddhist art; craft; ritual use; height 9.6 cm, width 3.0 cm., A metallic object with an aged golden color sits on a pale gray surface against a light gray background; it has a symmetrical, elongated form with an ornate central bulbous section featuring textured bands and rounded protrusions, and each end flares into an open, curved trident-like shape decorated with scrollwork and leaf-like motifs, the whole piece showing a warm yellow-gold patina with darker recessed areas and subtle highlights.
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Vajra; maker, 19th century; Tibet; Tibetan Buddhist ritual object vajra; Buddhist art; craft; ritual use; height 9.6 cm, width 3.0 cm., A metallic object with an aged golden color sits on a pale gray surface against a light gray background; it has a symmetrical, elongated form with an ornate central bulbous section featuring textured bands and rounded protrusions, and each end flares into an open, curved trident-like shape decorated with scrollwork and leaf-like motifs, the whole piece showing a warm yellow-gold patina with darker recessed areas and subtle highlights.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A29_034

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Vajra maker 19th century Tibet Tibetan Buddhist ritual object vajra Buddhist art craft ritual height 9.6 cm width 3.0 cm metallic object aged golden color sits pale gray surface light gray background symmetrical elongated form ornate central bulbous section featuring textured bands rounded protrusions flares open curved trident- shape decorated scrollwork leaf- motifs whole piece showing warm yellow-gold patina darker recessed areas subtle highlights.

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