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A Ritual Ghanta and Vajra Set
TIBET, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY
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A Ritual Ghanta and Vajra Set
Tibet, circa 16th Century
The bell with gilt handle cast with a figure wearing an 8-petaled crown surmounted by lotus petals, beaded frieze and 9-pronged vajra finial with a string of turquoise and hardstones attached, the bell cast in relief with seed syllables surrounded by lotus petals, two vajra friezes, and a banner of ferocious masks spewing pendent jewels; the interior also molded with lotus petals; the 9-pronged vajra with central vase handle bordered by beaded rims and lotus petal frieze; together with a fitted case
Ghanta: 9¼ in. (23.6 cm.) high; vajra: 7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm.) long (3)
Tibet, circa 16th Century
The bell with gilt handle cast with a figure wearing an 8-petaled crown surmounted by lotus petals, beaded frieze and 9-pronged vajra finial with a string of turquoise and hardstones attached, the bell cast in relief with seed syllables surrounded by lotus petals, two vajra friezes, and a banner of ferocious masks spewing pendent jewels; the interior also molded with lotus petals; the 9-pronged vajra with central vase handle bordered by beaded rims and lotus petal frieze; together with a fitted case
Ghanta: 9¼ in. (23.6 cm.) high; vajra: 7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm.) long (3)