
A MONUMENTAL CARVED BONE MALA WITH 108 SKULL-SHAPED BEADS TIBET, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER Bone strung on modern thread Himalayan Art Resources item no. 8807 Overall: 181 1/2 in. (461 cm) long; Master bead: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm) long; Remaining beads: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) long approx. Footnotes: 西藏 十九世紀 108枚骨雕串珠 Provenance Property from a Southern California Estate The number 108 holds profound symbolic and ritual significance in Tibetan Buddhism. Each bead represents one repetition of a mantra, guiding practitioners to complete a full cycle of spiritual practice. This skull necklace closely parallels another from the Peter Kienzle-Hardt Collection sold at Gallery Zacke, Vienna, 7 March 2025, lot 6. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing






















