Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Ritual Object - Mala (Prayer Beads)

ཆོས་ཆས། 法器
(item no. 81603)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Buddhist
Material Ivory, Stone Inset: Coral, Turquoise
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Object/Concept

Interpretation / Description

Prayer Beads (Skt.: mala. Tib.: treng wa): made of predominantly ivory beads, along with turquoise and red coral, natural and man made.

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