A carved horn
A carved horn

TIBET, 17TH CENTURY

细节
A carved horn
Tibet, 17th century
Carved in perforated design with a stupa on either side and an inscription above the lotus base above an open end with attached cap, the top carved as a makara head and the bottom with a raised double-vajra, with cold gold remaining overall
6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high
来源
Onno Janssens Collection, Netherlands, acquired in Amsterdam by 1997
出版
Himalayan Art Resources, www.himalayanart.org, item no. 66782

拍品专文

The horn would have contained substances used in magical rituals.