Grain Mandala Set
19th-20th century
Approx. H when fully assembled: 7 3/4 in. (19.69 cm); H of base: 2 1/8 × Diam: 6 5/16 in. (5.44 × 16.03 cm); H largest ring: 15/16 × Diam: 5 13/16 in. (2.4 × 14.76 cm); H of middle ring: 15/16 × Diam: 4 in. (2.4 × 10.16 cm); H of top ring: 15/16 × Diam: 2 7/16 in. (2.4 × 6.19 cm); H of finial: 3 9/16 × W: 1 9/16 × D: 1 3/8 in. (9.05 × 4 × 3.49 cm)
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This grain mandala set consists of five silver repoussé components, which when stacked together with quantities of a small, valued particle—such as rice, barley, or other grains or pulses; powdered medicinal herbs or pills; or gemstones, pearls, or coins—collectively symbolize...
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Purchased by Walter Hauser [1], Charlottesville, Virginia, 1963-64; given to Walters Art Museum, 2016.[1] Purchased at a public sale for Tibetan children's relief in New Delhi
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silver with gilding
Genre
mandalas
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