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Description: | Tibetan copper prayer wheel.
'prayer wheel, one of the prayers is put into the wheel which is then held in the left hand by the wooden handle and turned by the knob at the top a certain number of times. The prayer is then complete. The chain with the small chain weight helps to revolve the wheel.'
Copper prayer wheel, flower carving on top and bottom of wheel. Contains prayer paper scroll. Handle has floral/foliage carvings in red jade. Cloth knob at the top of the wheel with a weight on one side. Tibet.
Accession number: NCM 1993-528 | Subjects: | TIBETAN religion (buddhism) | Temporal: | 1800-1900? | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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