Accession No

1947.786 B


Description

Prayer Wheel, one of three Mani prayer wheels. Used for repeating a charm. This made of silver.


Place

Asia; South Asia; Himalayas; Tibet


Period


Source

Schuster, Caroline (Lady) [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1947.786 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Silver; Wood


Local Term


Measurements

254mm


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: On display in 'Buddha's Word: The Life of Books in Tibet and Beyond' from 28th May 2014 - 17th January 2015. Labelled as '19. Copper wheel with Nepali script / Tibet. Donated by Lady Schuster.
/ 1947.786 C'.
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin


Description (Labels & Markings)
Fabric label adhered to the surface of the wooden handle reads: 'TIBETAN PRAYER WHEEL. REVOLVED CLOCKWISE, 1905'.
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin


Description (Physical description)
Three Mani wheels or prayer wheels. Used for repeating a charm. A& B: made of silver. C: made of copper and brass
Event Date 1947
Author: ashleigh griffin


Conservation ()
CON.2014.30 |
Event Date 1/3/2016
Author: ashleigh griffin


Conservation ()
CON.2014.27 |
Event Date 1/3/2016
Author: ashleigh griffin


Conservation ()
CON.2014.26 |
Event Date 1/3/2016
Author: ashleigh griffin


Description (Physical description)
Mani prayer wheel, with a wooden, varnished handle that terminates in a spike at one end. The spike passes through a silver metal, cylindrical drum, which contains the prayer within it and is decorated with lotus patterns on the top and base only. There is a terminus at the end of the spike, which is designed with a lotus leaf pattern, and is secured to the object with modern string. The chain and weight are missing. The top and end of the handle are also covered with silver.
Event Date 8/1/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin


FM:282411

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