Clothing hook, ring, beads, ornament and rudraksha bead - Himalayan region - 1700-1950






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Himalayan region collection titled 'Clothing hook, ring, beads, ornament and rudraksha bead', dating 1700–1950, original/authentic and in good condition, comprising a Bhutanese silver‑alloy fibula with turquoise, a wooden box from Bhutan, an East Tibetan Dergé harness ornament, a Bodnath Nepal vajra ring, bone elements of a tantric Tibetan Buddhist priest’s robe, and a Panch Mukhi rudraksha bead.
Description from the seller
Jewelry and ornaments.
Fibula, from Bhutan (native name: koma). Silver alloy, with turquoise. Use: as a fibula ('pin'), to fasten an edge of a garment (kira) at the shoulder. Diameter 6.1 cm, weight 32 g.
Wooden box with sliding lid, from Bhutan. Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.1 x 2.7 cm, 28 g. Circa 1900–1950.
Rigging decoration, from East Tibet, Derge. Circa 17th–18th century. Fire-gilded iron. Part of the rigging of a horse belonging to a Tibetan dignitary. Florid style with Chinese elements (at the bottom a dragon head). 5.5 x 2.1 x 0.8 cm, 20 g.
Tibetan-Buddhist vajra (dorje) ring, from Bodnath, Nepal. Diameter 2.2 cm, height 2.6 cm, 5 g. Bronze. Circa 19th–20th century.
Bone components of tantric Tibetan-Buddhist priest’s robe: 7 square and rectangular pieces, with concentric circles, 7 small round beads. Sizes: 1.9 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm; 3.1 x 2.9 x 0.6 cm.
Rudraksha. Panch Mukhi (=5 faces/angles) rudraksha (seed of the Elaeocarpus Ganitrus tree). Bead. from Nepal. Diameter 1.5 cm, red.
Jewelry and ornaments.
Fibula, from Bhutan (native name: koma). Silver alloy, with turquoise. Use: as a fibula ('pin'), to fasten an edge of a garment (kira) at the shoulder. Diameter 6.1 cm, weight 32 g.
Wooden box with sliding lid, from Bhutan. Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.1 x 2.7 cm, 28 g. Circa 1900–1950.
Rigging decoration, from East Tibet, Derge. Circa 17th–18th century. Fire-gilded iron. Part of the rigging of a horse belonging to a Tibetan dignitary. Florid style with Chinese elements (at the bottom a dragon head). 5.5 x 2.1 x 0.8 cm, 20 g.
Tibetan-Buddhist vajra (dorje) ring, from Bodnath, Nepal. Diameter 2.2 cm, height 2.6 cm, 5 g. Bronze. Circa 19th–20th century.
Bone components of tantric Tibetan-Buddhist priest’s robe: 7 square and rectangular pieces, with concentric circles, 7 small round beads. Sizes: 1.9 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm; 3.1 x 2.9 x 0.6 cm.
Rudraksha. Panch Mukhi (=5 faces/angles) rudraksha (seed of the Elaeocarpus Ganitrus tree). Bead. from Nepal. Diameter 1.5 cm, red.
