A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century. - Bukowskis

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A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

Gilded and silver-plated copper mounting. Length 30,5 cm.

Damages.

Literature

Compare; "A shrine for Tibet, The Alice S. Kandell Collection", Marylin M. Rhie and Robert A.F. Thurman, p. 246.

More information

Conch shell horns are blown during rituals as a sound offering. The metal "shield" and decorations make it more practical to utilize the shell, which might otherwise be broken, or not be of the right shape or size.

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