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A MONUMENTAL CARVED BONE MALA WITH 108 SKULL-SHAPED BEADS TIBET, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER

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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

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A MONUMENTAL CARVED BONE MALA WITH 108 SKULL-SHAPED BEADS TIBET, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER

Lot 2037

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

Mar 27, 2026, 12:36 PM EDT

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Arts of India, Southeast Asia & The Himalayas

Mar 20, 2026 12:00 PM EDT

New York, NY, United States

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A NECROMANCERS BONE APRON WITH NINE MOTHER GODDESSES NEPAL, 19TH CENTURY

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A PAINTED WOOD DOOR WITH A CHITIPATI FIGURE TIBET, 18TH CENTURY

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A SILK APPLIQUÉ APRON WITH A KIRTIMUKHA AND SKULLS MONGOLIA, 19TH CENTURY

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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA SRI LANKA, KANDYAN PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

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A GROUP OF FOUR TSAKLI TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

AN ILLUSTRATED SUTRA PAGE WITH SHAKYAMUNI AND PRAJNAPARAMITA TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY: AN ILLUSTRATED SUTRA PAGE WITH SHAKYAMUNI AND PRAJNAPARAMITA TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY Opaque watercolor and gold on indigo paper; with three affixed silk veils. Himalayan Art Resources item no.

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A THANGKA OF TAGLA MEMBAR TIBET, 18TH CENTURY

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A BON THANGKA OF SIPAI GYALMO TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

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A THANGKA OF HERUKA GURU DRAGPO TIBET, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A GOLDGROUND THANGKA OF PADMASAMBHAVA TIBET, 19TH CENTURY: A GOLDGROUND THANGKA OF PADMASAMBHAVA TIBET, 19TH CENTURY Distemper on cloth; rendered on a gold ground with very fine lines of red, black, and gold pigment, Padmasambhava with a peaceful attitude

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A GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSÉ DRAGON MONGOLIA, 19TH CENTURY: A GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSÉ DRAGON MONGOLIA, 19TH CENTURY Himalayan Art Resources item no. 8812 31 1/4 in. (79.4 cm) high Footnotes: 蒙古十九世紀

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