Caption

Prayer wheel, Tibetan Buddhist ritual scroll/cult object, 19th century, Tibet, Tibetan culture, Buddhist art, height 28 cm., A handheld object lies horizontally against a pale gray background, consisting of a cylindrical drum-like section attached to a dark brown wooden handle with silver-colored metal fittings; the drum section shows ornate openwork metal with filigree patterns in a silvery color, accented by gold-colored bands and decorative gold-colored elements, and set with several small colored stones in shades of blue, turquoise, and pink; one end of the drum has a pointed finial in a brass or gold tone with turquoise-colored inlay, and a small silver-colored spherical bead is visible near the top; the handle is dark brown wood with silvery metal collars at both ends.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_405

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59.1Mb (783.7Kb) / 20.0in x 11.5in / 6000 x 3441 (300dpi)

Keywords

Prayer wheel Tibetan Buddhist ritual scroll cult object 19th century Tibet Tibetan culture Buddhist art height 28 cm handheld object lies horizontally pale gray background consisting cylindrical drum- section attached dark brown wooden handle silver-colored metal fittings drum section ornate openwork metal filigree patterns silvery color accented gold-colored bands decorative gold-colored elements set several small colored stones shades blue turquoise pink drum pointed finial brass gold tone turquoise-colored inlay small silver-colored spherical bead visible near top handle dark brown wood silvery metal collars ends.