Caption

Mani stone, gift; Tibetan Buddhist ritual stone inscribed with mantras; 19th/20th century, Tibet; cult object, stone slab; height 18.3 cm, width 9.0 cm, weight 0.7 kg; Tibetan Buddhist art, Tibetan culture, Buddhism., A roughly oval stone with an irregular, weathered surface sits against a plain gray background; the stone is primarily gray with patches of lighter off-white and small areas of beige and brown, and it shows a shallow incised linear design on its face that forms angular and curved grooves; the surface has uneven texture with a few darker gray spots and subtle pitting, and the edges are chipped and rounded revealing layers of lighter beige beneath the outer gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_421

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.6Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mani stone gift Tibetan Buddhist ritual stone inscribed mantras 19th 20th century Tibet cult object stone slab height 18.3 cm width 9.0 cm weight 0.7 kg Tibetan Buddhist art Tibetan culture Buddhism roughly oval stone irregular weathered surface sits plain gray background primarily gray patches lighter off-white small areas beige brown shallow incised linear design face forms angular curved grooves uneven texture darker gray spots subtle pitting edges chipped rounded revealing layers lighter beneath outer gray.