Hedin (Sven) Central Asia and Tibet

Heading: Author: Hedin, Sven Title: Central Asia And Tibet Towards The Holy City Of Lassa Place Published: London Publisher:Hurst and Blackett Date Published: 1903 Description:

Central Asia, Tibet / China, ca. 19th century CE. Sixteen clay press-molded circular plaques used as devotional tablets for consecrations and prayer. They include scenes depicting fierce, multi-armed

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A beautiful finial from a Buddhist monk's staff, made of iron with incredibly delicate gold inlays forming a series of swirling motifs around its cyli

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. A terrifying and detailed ten-armed representation of the Troma Nakmo, the female embodiment of wisdom. She wears a diadem and garland of skulls, and in each

Central Asia, Tibet, 19th century CE. This incredibly detailed bronze gilded statue depicts Hayagriva, a horse-headed form of Shiva, embracing his shakti (female consort), Vajravarahi. They represent

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 17th century CE. This Tibetan thangka depicts Jataka Tales - Sakyamuni Buddha after having reached enlightenment and various scenes from his previous lives. The rendering of t

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine gilt-brass prayer box elaborately jeweled with a carved multi-piece turquoise Buddha, with four natural ruby cabochons set in the co

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A large example of a dZi bead, made from treated agate, with a dark surface and white/creamy white motifs on both of its faces. One face has a f

**Originally Listed At $2000** Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 18th century CE. Exceptional gilded repousse copper plaque featuring a snow lion in full profile and high raised relief. A large example once ad

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A conch shell overlaid with thick silver that wraps almost fully around the body. A mouthpiece at the top of the shell allows it to become

**Originally Listed At $4500** Central Asia, Tibet, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. Created using the painstaking Dazi-stitch technique, this stunning silk tapestry depicts the White Tara Bodh

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. A ornate cast copper cylindrical vessel with brass appliques and etched motifs, the lid is connected to the body via a chain, and interestingly, the lid comes

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A gorgeous cast silver statue of Yamantaka, the Lord of Death in Vajrayana Buddhism. The figure stands atop a water buffalo, which is lying atop a pro

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A pair of stunning leather tinder pouches adorned with turquoise, red copal, brass, and high quality 84% to 89% silver appliques. Both have a fla

Central Asia, Tibet or Nepal, ca. 19th century CE. A rare pair of Tibetan ritual hobos or Gyaling (literally meaning "Indian trumpet") comprised of a hardwood body with seven fingerholes, white metal

First time at auction… Central Asia, Tibet / Nepal, ca. 19th to 20th century CE; Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. This is an outstanding necklace made from high qualit

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. An amazing pendant - bronze, gilded in places, with a silver back, and containing inlaid turquoise and dark red coral - all surrounding a crystal in the form

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 14th to 15th century CE. An extensively carved wooden book cover depicting five Buddhas displaying various mudras, seated upon lotus thrones and surrounded by mandorlas, in th

**Originally Listed At $1500** Central Asia, Tibet or Nepal, ca. 15th to 17th century CE. A repousse copper mandorla or aureole that was a decorative back for a devotional statue, the arching panel em

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A stunning iron bowl presenting a discoid foot, curved walls, a flared rim, and a circular lid. The exterior has been elaborately adorned with silver

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th or early 20th century CE. A stunning gilded bronze bust of the head of an Asura, one of the demigods of Buddhism, who have three heads with three faces each. The figure i

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely cast-brass phurba dagger (also known as a magic dagger) in the traditional form of a three-sided stake. The handle takes the form of a vajra (also do

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A chased brass panel repousse decorated with the fierce tantric deity known as Simhamukha in a frightening form: her face is a Snow Lion with a

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. An enormous creamy beige conch shell, its surface mottled from touch and age, encased in an ornate repousse silver coating that covers both anterior and poste