A BRONZE PRIEST HANDBELL (GHANTA) AND A DIAMOND SCEPTER (VAJRA)

Estimated Value:

900 € - 1.500 €

Result:

1.813 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Tibet, ca. 16th c.
L./ H. 18 - 24 cm
The handbell consisting of a domed-shaped lower section cast with a band of vajra emblems along the rim, the shoulder with eight petals each containing a mantra with below a band of lion-masks issuing swaying tassels and surmounted by the handle showing a divinity head topped with four curved prongs each issued by a makara-head around a central rod and the scepter with central knob flanked to each side by a band of petals and both surmounted by four curved prongs issued by a makara-head and placed around the central rod.
From the collection of Dr Herbert J. Exner (1928-2023), collected from the 1960s to the mid-1990s - Traces of age, wear

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