A GILT COPPER ALLOY EIGHT-PETALLED LOTUS ROUNDEL TIBET, 13TH/14TH CENTURY Himalayan Art Resources item no. 207046 24 cm (9 1/2 in.) high Footnotes: 西藏 十三/十四世紀 銅鎏金八瓣蓮花紋圓形飾片 Provenance John and Karina Stewart Collection, since 2000s This Buddhist ritual object takes the form of an openwork roundel comprising an eight-petalled lotus enclosed by beaded borders, with a foliate and jewel-like motif at the center. Two holes and a break in the border on the reverse suggest that it was once mounted on a support, possibly for ritual or devotional display. The eight-petalled lotus is a recurring auspicious motif in Himalayan Buddhist art, while the beaded borders reflect the vocabulary of Pala-period sculpture. A Yuan-dynasty silver cup stand in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2007.187) features similarly shaped lotus petals, though here incorporating the Eight Auspicious Symbols (ashtamangala). A late 13th-century Japanese Wheel of the Buddhist Law (rinpo) in the same collection (2015.300.296) combines an eight-spoked wheel with an eight-petalled lotus center and a beaded border. A 14th century Tibetan gilt bronze stupa canopy with a roundel of petals and a beaded border sold in Bonhams London, 15 May 2025, lot 159. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing