Rare dagger from Tibet. The bronze phurbu features a crowned Buddha. The blade part features a the head of a makara (marine monster). Period: 12th century to 15th century.Size: 13cm. Condition: very good. Check "Arts of Asia" May-June 1989 issue.
A pair of iron Tibetan Phurbu Daggers. The top of the handles have four expressive faces of very good workmanship crowned with human skulls.The handle has a double lotus and eternal knots on each end.Above the blades there is a makara.
Size: L. 21.7cm each. Condition: No repairs. Nice patina
An important thangka depicting the succession of Dalai Lamas to the large one in the center of that period. The central image is surrounded by a host of guardian deities, bodhisattvas, asparas and symbolic animal figures.
Size: L. 97cm. W. 72.7 cm. Inside measurement.
Condition: No repairs, rips or tears on the painting. Some fraying of the silk, framing the artwork.
A 17th century dorje (thunderbolt of enlightenment) Buddhist ritual object of a dark color with some green encrustation. Some dorjes at that time were made from meteorites found in the Himalayas. This particular dorje is quite heavy and there is a possibility that it may be made from a meteorite but we have not had it tested. It was bought personally in Llasa, Tibet and is original and rare. ...click for details
One hundred herbs prayer bead bracelet from the boarder town between China and Tibet. These type of prayer bead is believed to be good for curing all types of sickness. The beads are made by compressing 100 herbs into a ball. There are 18 beads in all.
Age: Pre 1920. Size: inside radius 7cm. It is stringed with a new stretch string to fit all.
Condition: Very good for its age.
A bronze bell with the top of the dome around the handle having 8 lotus petals containing tibetan symbolic writing. Under this is a band with a pattern of alternating "dorje" and 4-leafed designs. About a centimeter above the lower rim of the bell is band of 59 standing "dorje" (diamond thunderbolts). Trident-handled Tibetan bronze bells of this age are very rare to come by.
Period: 14th Century.
Size: Height to top of middle trident fork = 19.5 cm. Diameter of the b ...click for details
A figure of the eminent Tibetan goddess "Lhamo." Her face has bulging eyes, an open mouth showing her teeth and protruding tongue and bushy eyebrows. Her flaming hair is painted red.
Period: 18th C. (Llamo)
Size: Height = 17 cm., Width = 14.2 cm. (tip of mule's nose to tip of the tail)
Condition: Lhamo missing earrings in left ear. The Lhamo and mule are separately cast; The mule appears to be of a later period (19th C).
