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Lot 13

A gilt copper alloy ghanta and vajra
Tibet, circa 15th century

18 September 2013, 10:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$2,500 inc. premium

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A gilt copper alloy ghanta and vajra

Tibet, circa 15th century
The bell cast with alternating royal emblems and kirtimukha linked by issuing swags between bands of vajras, with letters in Lantsa script ensconced in lotus petals on the shoulder, the copper grip with smoothed heads surmounted by a tiara and eight-pronged vajra finial; the paired vajra with lotus grip.
Ghanta: 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm) high; Vajra: 5 5/8 (14.2 cm) long

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Similar pairings have sold at Sotheby's, New York, 20 March 2013, lot 258 and Christie's, New York, 21 March 2001, lot 105 and 22 March 2000, lot 112.

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