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Armband Amulet for Bon Dance Rituals

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Asian Antiques Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Armband Amulet for Bon Dance Rituals
Online Auction only, with advance bids accepted at iCollector and at the Gallery. No live bidding
in the Gallery, and tie bids go to the earliest bidder. All proceeds will go 100% to the World Peace Foundation Building Fund of Hadley, MA.
Tibet, and one of the earliest I have seen, it is simple and of Thunderbolt design (Dorge) and with a Triskeles image in the center. The BON religion in Tibet predates Buddhism by about 1000 years, but its artifacts are much rarer today because of the predominancy of Buddhism. The Triskeles is one of their ancient symbols and this one from human thigh bone is early in the last Millenium (11th-14th C.). A Kham region find.