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Two Tibethan/Nepalese silvered brass temple stamps, presumably late 19th Century.
Hammer price
7 000SEK
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK

Decorated with buddhist emblems such as eternity knot, double fish and conchshell as well as dragons. With holes for using with a cord. Height 26-26,5 cm.

Wear, dents.

Provenance

Used in Tibet by Buddhist monks to stamp religious documents, sutras and works of art.

Literature

The conch shell symbolizes the Blessedness of turning to the right way. The twin fish symbolize beings rescued from the Ocean of Earthly existence.

For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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