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The wheel is chased with a central band of lanca characters between a band of vajra and flowers and a petal band. Tied to the wheel with a leather band are a string of pierced coins.
With a metal stand.
Provenance:
Paul Rutten collection, Amsterdam.
Jan Brummelhuis collection, Amsterdam.
Catalogue notes:
A prayer wheel would contain in the cylinder a roll of prayers, and wheels such as the current lot would have been carried around by a monk or a layman and turned clockwise while reciting a prayer. The higher the number of rotations, the greater the merit.
Condition: With minor dents, particularly to the finial.
Surface wear consistent with use.
Wear to the leather strap.
Weight: 627.9 g (overall)
Origin: Mongolia
Period: 19th century
Sizes: 40.00 cm. H
15.75 in. H