Tibetan Inlaid Orb
19th century AD. A large orb with entire surface ornamented with many circles laid out against a background of metal pins on a wood(?) core, the circles delineated and inlaid with many turquoise and red coral cabochons and two amber discs. See Veleanu, M., Tibetan Artifacts, USA, 2009, for similar objects. 895 grams, 15cm (6"). Property of a North West London gentleman; part of his father's collection formed during the 1980s.
Condition Report: Fine condition.
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19th century AD. A large orb with entire surface ornamented with many circles laid out against a background of metal pins on a wood(?) core, the circles delineated and inlaid with many turquoise and red coral cabochons and two amber discs. See Veleanu, M., Tibetan Artifacts, USA, 2009, for similar objects. 895 grams, 15cm (6"). Property of a North West London gentleman; part of his father's collection formed during the 1980s.
Condition Report: Fine condition.