A Bronze and Parcel Gilt Ghanta
A Bronze and Parcel Gilt Ghanta

TIBET, 18TH CENTURY

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A Bronze and Parcel Gilt Ghanta
Tibet, 18th Century
The dome cast with streaming banners and kirttimukha masks interspersed with royal emblems and bordered by flaming jewels at bottom and Tibetan letters in Lantsa script at top ensconced in lotus petals, surmounted by a gilt handle with amrita vase, face, flaming jewels and half-vajra finial inlaid with hardstones, the interior with inscription Ohm Ah Hum; with fitted wood case
9 1/8 in. (23 cm.) high

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