TIBET, 17th-18th century. Pair of temple handles decorated w - Lot 166
TIBET, 17th-18th century. Pair of temple handles decorated with lioness-headed protomes holding rings spat out by makhara heads. The eight ashtamangalas (Buddhist symbols: the canopy, the endless knot, the conch shell, the wheel, the parasol, the fish, the vase, the lotus) are depicted on a foliate background. Two beaded ribbons around the perimeter. Gilded repoussé copper. Diam: 33.5 cm, depth: 16 cm. The stones at the base of the rings are missing.
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