1 Tangka from Tibet (China) | Yale University Art Gallery

1840

Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 4.60 g, 12:00, 27 mm
Credit Line: Gift of David Good
Accession Number: 2021.68.1
Geography: Made in Tibet, China
Culture: Tibetian
Period: 19th century
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Numismatics Reference Number

Y# 13; L&M# 627

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Eight-spoked wheel surrounded by Tibetan characters within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus. Script: Tibetan Lettering: དགའ་ལྡན་ཕོ་བྲང་ ཕྱོ་ ལས་རྣམ་ རྣམ་རྒྱལ། Translation: dga' ldan pho brang phyo(gs) las rnam rgyal The Ganden palace, victorious in all directions

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: Ornate lotus design surrounded by the Buddhist Eight Auspicious symbols (a white parasol, a conch shell, a treasure vase, a victory banner, a dharma wheel, a pair of golden fish, an endless knot, and a lotus flower) within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.

Provenance

David Good, Camden, Ohio (consigned to Fred Giampietro New Haven Auctions, New Haven, by August 2021, and unsold); given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2021

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