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TIBET XIXe - XXe SIÈCLE
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TIBET XIXe - XXe SIÈCLE
Shanka ritual conch made of a shell entirely covered with a silver frame and hard stones cabochons. The lower part of the shell is decorated with flowers and foliage. The central part is decorated with a kirthimukha head framed by two dragons on a background of dense foliage, surmounting a frieze of lotus petals. In the upper part, a spiral frieze of animals alternating with scrolls.
L. 36 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection A.D., Prix de Rome.
CONDITION REPORT
Wear, small lacks, small shocks, traces of oxidations
Shanka ritual conch made of a shell entirely covered with a silver frame and hard stones cabochons. The lower part of the shell is decorated with flowers and foliage. The central part is decorated with a kirthimukha head framed by two dragons on a background of dense foliage, surmounting a frieze of lotus petals. In the upper part, a spiral frieze of animals alternating with scrolls.
L. 36 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection A.D., Prix de Rome.
CONDITION REPORT
Wear, small lacks, small shocks, traces of oxidations
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