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Prayer wheel

Description

Prayer wheel comprising a cylinder of bronze engraved and inscribed, with brass end plates, revolving on a brass rod with enamelled disc at end, with wooden handle with brass mount and Chinese coins attached as a weight, everyday ritual: China, Qinghai, Xining, Kumbum Monastery, Tibetan

Museum reference

A.1912.202

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Prayer wheel

Production information

Kumbum Monastery, Xining, Qinghai Province, China, East Asia

Style / Culture

Tibetan

Materials

Bronze, Brass, Brass, Wood

Physical description

Bronze cylinder, brass end plates and rod, wood handle, coins attached as a weight

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