JEWELLERY, ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 3 November 2020 - 9:30 AM start
An old bone and silver Tibetan 'kangling' Buddhist trumpet
Estimate: $1,400 - $1,800
Lot Details
with long femur bone displaying some old cuts, the widest end with large embossed and engraved decorative silver cover including a stylised dragon, scroll and leaf forms and highlighted with a red coral cabochon, the mouthpiece cap end with stylised stiff leaf, bead border and green cabochon jewel. Note: the kangling should only be used in chod rituals performed outdoors with the chod damaru and bell. L.300mm.
