Prayer wheel, Tibetan, 19th century. Cult object used in Buddhist rituals; scrolls. Materials not specified. Height 28 cm., An object resembling a cylindrical handheld device lies on a pale background, showing a circular ornate end with raised floral patterns in a silver tone, a wooden shaft in a dark brown color extending from the center, and a connected chain with a metal spherical weight in a dull silver color; the circular end also features several narrow bands in a gold color with small colored beads in red and turquoise attached.
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Prayer wheel, Tibetan, 19th century. Cult object used in Buddhist rituals; scrolls. Materials not specified. Height 28 cm., An object resembling a cylindrical handheld device lies on a pale background, showing a circular ornate end with raised floral patterns in a silver tone, a wooden shaft in a dark brown color extending from the center, and a connected chain with a metal spherical weight in a dull silver color; the circular end also features several narrow bands in a gold color with small colored beads in red and turquoise attached.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A29_401

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Prayer wheel Tibetan 19th century Cult object Buddhist rituals scrolls Materials specified Height 28 cm object resembling cylindrical handheld device lies pale background showing circular ornate raised floral patterns silver tone wooden shaft dark brown color extending center connected chain metal spherical weight dull silver color circular also features several narrow bands gold color small colored beads red turquoise attached.

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