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Lot 9
A FINE AND RARE FIVE-PRONGED GILT DIAMOND SCEPTRE (Vajra)
Estimated Value:
1.500 € - 2.500 €
Result:
5.180 € incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
China, 15th c.L. 21,4 cm
Possibly created for a special ritual. Spherical central piece, each surrounded by a string of pearls. The four opposing clasps are based on a row of eight lotus leaves each. Above them are four carefully modelled macara heads, each with clasps emerging from their mouths. These touch the square central axis. Ritual showpiece for the altar. Gilt bronze. Weight 584 gr.
Important South German private collection, collected 1992 by the present owner - Wear, traces of age
