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Place of Origin: Tibetan
Tibetan lamellar iron armor
Located in Milano, IT
The Tibetan lamellar iron armor with dark patina, provided with shoulders and helmet, can be traced back to the 17th-18th centuries and is in excellent condition. It belonged to a pr...
Category
16th Century Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Ceremonial pectoral plastron in the form of a half moon, Tibet, 19-20th C
Located in Leuven , BE
Old large pectoral necklace in the shape of a breastplate, originating from Tibet. Magnificent color work with a mixture of turquoise stones, red beads, silver and copper. The suppor...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Rare Tibetan or Mongolian Gau Box Front with Garuda and Guardian Lion - Buddhist
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Rare Tibetan or Mongolian Gau Box Front with Garuda and Guardian Lion
Tibet or Mongolia, 19th Century
Dimensions: 7 × 9 × 2 cm
Weight: 36 grams
Material: Solid silver
Provenance: Tib...
Category
19th Century Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Ceremonial pectoral plastron in the form of a half moon, Tibet, 19-20th C
Located in Leuven , BE
Old large pectoral necklace in the shape of a breastplate, originating from Tibet. Magnificent color work with a mixture of turquoise stones, red beads, silver and copper. The suppor...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Antique Tibet Po Cha Mug Silver Finely Engraved Jade White Coral
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Antique Tibet Po Cha Religious Mug Silver finely engraved White Jade Coral , refined object of great class and history, in excellent condition.
Category
1880s Tibetan Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Jade, Silver
Tibetan Telescoping Long Horn Brass Copper Gems
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful Tibetan Dungchen ceremonial long horn. Ornate copper and brass with subtle turquoise and cinnabar adornment. Long and lean.
Retracted height: 22".
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Brass, Copper
Antique Tibetan Buddhist Monastery Copper DungChen - Barbara J. Walters Estate
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th/Early 20th c., Tibet. A hand hammered copper moniastic instrument with pierced silvered brass cuffs and telescoping length.
This item came from Barbara J. Walters NYC apartment and was one of the exceptional, diverse, and fascinating articles the legendary journalist accumulated over her long life. One can but wonder the story behind her acquiring this horn - a gift from a Tibetan dignitary, a travel souvenir. Who knows? One thing is for certain, this item would make for a wonderful conversation piece.
The Tibetan trumpet...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Tibetan Coral Necklace with Silver Painted Wooden Beads c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful example of a Tibetan Coral Bead mala / neckpiece with a stunning mix of orange & red colours that have aged beautifully over the decades. Tib...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral, Silver
Tibetan Telescoping Long Horn
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty Tibetan Dungchen ceremonial long horn crafted with copper and brass in a dramatic telescoping sculptural form.
Retracted height: 25".
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Sterling Silver Bracelet With Red Coral And Turquoise, Tibet/nepal, 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A heavy silver bracelet with natural red coral and large turquoise, Tibet/Nepal 19th century.
The silver is high quality silver but is not marked, but chemically tested.
Bracelet wid...
Category
19th Century Tibetan Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver
Antique Asian Bronze buddhist bell Tibetan Meditation Prayer Ghanta Bell
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Asian Bronze buddhist bell Tibetan Meditation Prayer Ghanta Bell.
Buddhist Tibetan Meditation Prayer Bell.
A Bronze ritual bell "DRILBU" in Tibetan or commonly known as "Ghan...
Category
Early 1900s Tibetan Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Tibetan Temple Entrance
Located in Asheville, NC
Deeply sacred carved temple entrance with gargoyles, doves, mandalas, and fetishes of the natural and spirit worlds, all representing peace. During some time period it was fashioned ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Tibetan Silver Snuff Bottle, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century Tibetan snuff bottle is delightfully ornate, crafted with silver metalwork and encrusted with colorful beads. The small bo...
Category
20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Tibetan Silver Snuff Bottle, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century Tibetan snuff bottle is delightfully ornate, crafted with silver metalwork and encrusted with colorful beads. The small bo...
Category
20th Century Qing Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Lama Tsongkhapa, Tibet, 18th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Lama Tsongkhapa, Tibet, 18th century
Lama Tsongkhapa was a Tibetan Buddhist reformer and scholar, founder of the Gelug school.
Measures: Gilding / brass, 33 x 25.5 x 18.5 cm.
Category
1750s Other Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Rare Tibetan or Mongolian Gau Box Front with Garuda and Guardian Lion - Buddhist
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Rare Tibetan or Mongolian Gau Box Front with Garuda and Guardian Lion
Tibet or Mongolia, 19th Century
Dimensions: 7 × 9 × 2 cm
Weight: 36 grams
Material: Solid silver
Provenance: Tib...
Category
19th Century Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Old Tibetan Bronze Bell or Cymbal
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique Bronze bell or Cymbal, hand hammered - Tibet - half XIX century - can be hung from the ceiling, hanging and hitting it.
CYMBAL is a percussion instrument. Now it is used in m...
Category
1850s Tibetan Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Tibetan lamellar iron armor
Located in Milano, IT
The Tibetan lamellar iron armor with dark patina, provided with shoulders and helmet, can be traced back to the 17th-18th centuries and is in excellent condition. It belonged to a pr...
Category
16th Century Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Vintage Tibetan Turquoise Prayer Wheel
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage Tibetan turquoise, wood and brass prayer wheel, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 1.75"D x 8"H. #3891
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Brass
Tibetan Polychromed Bronze Buddhist Deity Statue with Mosaic Pattern 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Tibetan Polychromed Bronze Buddhist Deity Statue with Mosaic Pattern 20thC
Measures - 4.75"H x 3.25"W x 2.5"D
Category
20th Century Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Tibetan Red Lacquer Cymbal Case Lid, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Ornately patterned and framed with brass fittings, this box lid dates to the 19th century originally enclosed a pair of large Tibetan cymbals. Used in processions and dance performances, cymbals provided percussive backing to wind instruments...
Category
19th Century Tibetan Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Shrine for Tibet, The Alice S. Kandell Collection Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A Shrine for Tibet: The Alice S. Kandell Collection.
Collection of Tibetan Sacred Art Marylin Rhie, Robert Thurman, John Bigelow Taylor (Photographer).
Marylin M...
Category
Early 2000s Tibetan Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Figurine of the Deity Green Tara, Tibet, 18th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Figurine of the deity Green Tara, Tibet, 18th century
In Tibetan Buddhism, she is a female bodhisattva, the personification of mercy and empathy. G...
Category
1750s Other Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Palm Beach, FL
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