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Conch Shell Trumpet

དུང་རྒྱ་གླིང་།

Conch Shell Trumpet

དུང་རྒྱ་གླིང་།

Tibetan conch shell trumpet with elaborate gilt bronze casing. Conch carved with lotus flower motif. Gilt bronze, fan-shaped casing incised with Greek key designs, shou and cloud symbols; beaded around edge. The round ivory inset carving of Acala is from an earlier period (16th century); he kneels on one knee and holds a sword in right hand.

Dimensions: 12" x 9"

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