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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