A 'SACRED METAL' STAFF

TIBET, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER

细节

A 'SACRED METAL' STAFF
TIBET, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
In the form of a human leg bone, scratched twice with the initials 'D.J.'
45 ¼ in. (115 cm.) long

来源

With Seward Kennedy, New York or London, 1971 or prior.

拍品专文

A note accompanying the staff suggests that the initials 'D.J.' it may refer to Dorje Jigje (Yamantaka) Monastery, Tsaparang. Staffs such as this were apparently used by both Bon and Buddhist lamas during rituals.

TIBET, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER

拍品专文

更多来自 施华德‧甘乃迪珍奇之橱及东尼‧罗伯森木器珍藏

更多来自施华德‧甘乃迪珍奇之橱及东尼‧罗伯森木器珍藏