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Lot 79
A CONCH TRUMPET
Estimated Value:
800 € - 1.200 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Tibet, early 20th cent.L. 36 cm
The conch shell is set to an ornate metal handle, its front embossed with a curling gui-dragon amidst clouds and the eight Buddhist emblems placed along its border encompassed by flowers, the reverse of the handle incised with several horizontal rows of mantras including ‘aum mani padre hum’ and its upper register with the mantras ‘aum ah hum’ flanking the central placed ratna emblem.
Southern German private collection - Minor traces of age
