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