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LOT 2149
Tibetan Decorated Silver-Coloured Metal Terminals
19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (81 grams total, 47 mm each).
From the wooden roller of a thangka; each with a domed head and incised with scrolling foliage, stylised petals to the necks. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London gallery stock.
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Gilt Burmese Buddhist Kammavaca Manuscript Group
Konbaung Dynasty, 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Written in Pali in Burmese square script on gilded, lacquered and numbered palm leaves; each leaf is double-sided with the exception of one cover leaf which displays interlaced geometric panels populated with female figures, dragonesques and birds to one face; accompanied by an ornately decorated sword-shaped 'pointer', also gilded, possibly not belonging. 1.15 kg total, 29-56.5 cm
London collection since the 1980s. Property of a Canadian family.
Kammavaca is a Pali term describing an assemblage of passages from the Tipitaka (the Theravada Buddhist canon) relating to ordination, the bestowing of robes and other rituals of monastic life. The texts typically contain religious instructions for monks. The piercings in the leaves are functional; each leaf was placed over a skewer (likely bamboo) when read. -
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Tibetan Banded Agate and Glass Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Composed of graduated agate and glass beads, including five fusiform agate beads with added Zi patterns; screw clasp. 63 grams, 70 cm long
London collection since the 1980s. Property of a Canadian family. -
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Chinese Ceramic Tripod Jar
Zhukaigou Culture, 2000-1400 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
The surface with traces of a black pigment; small area of repair to neck. 609 grams, 14.5 cm high
Acquired New York, USA, prior to 2000. From the private collection of a County Durham, UK, gentleman.
Possibly a cooking vessel (Li.)
