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A finely carved Tibetan ivory Dorjevajra 'Thunderbolt', the…
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Melbourne
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25-Oct-2015
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A finely carved Tibetan ivory Dorjevajra 'Thunderbolt', the delicate ritual implement finely carved with a bulbous centre grip flanked by a frieze of leafy flowers in openwork within beaded borders and eight prongs at each end joining at their tips around a central post, each prong issuing from lotus leaves above pierced beads, 12.5 cm in length. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne. Reference: Please refer to Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1 April 2012, Lot 3003 for a very fine example from the 18th century
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Oriental: Ivory