An expertly made and rare ritual repousse silver disk with a tortoise and other elements.In Tibetan Buddhism the tortoise is an aspect of Manjushri.In Chinese history the tortoise is a celestial emblem and the symbol for longevity and wisdom.
Tibet/Sino-Tibet
19th C. or earlier
7 3/4 inches W.
A cast bronze miniature shrine consisting of a multitude of Hindu gods and goddess arranged in a courtyard.Hard to find if not rare.Very well cast.
Slight damage,one missing head.
India
18th C. or earlier
3 1/4 inches W. 2 1/2 inches H.
A very beautiful cast bronze Medicine Buddha.
Consecration is intact.Smooth,well worn to the touch with original neatly executed copper repairs to the casting faults visible.
Very heavy,possibly solid cast or use of leaded/bronze.Deep brown patina with some encrustation.
Western Himalayas/Tibet
Circa 1800 or earlier
5 3/4 inches H. 4 inches W.
A very finely cast bronze figure of an esoteric Buddha with what appears to be a ghanta and a stupa emerging out of lotus stalks on each shoulder.Lovely deep brown patina with some dark green/black encrustation.
Tibet/Nepal
Circa 1800
7 1/2 inches H. 5 inches W.
A superb bronze oracle's mirror from Tibet.
The rim with an open work casting and centered
by a highly polished piece of plain bronze.
Tibet
18th C.
7 1/2 inches W.
A rare and fantastic white bronze Tibetan figure of a wrathful female goddess.
She is wearing a crown of skulls and a necromancer's human bone skirt.An open relic chamber in the back and a fully exposed and open vagina.
Tibet
18th C. or earlier
3 1/4 inches H. 3 1/2 inches W.
A very finely cast bronze statue of the great Tibetan saint and yogi Milarepa.He is shown in a classic pose,with his hand cocked to his ear and singing.
Tibet
Circa 1800
2 1/2 inches H. 2 1/2 inches W.
