Large Tibetan embossed metal plate, 19th - 20th century

Embossed and chiseled copper or brass, with decorative reliefs and some hard-stone inlays. It takes the form of a lotus flower whose petals are intercalary decorated with cabochons or deities within niches surrounded by greenery. The center is composed of a medallion depicting a coiled dragon surrounded by eight medallions with deities. The next ring repeats the same arrangement and is surrounded by a border of lotuses and a border of flowers.

Diameter 96.80 cm; Height approx. 12 cm

Provenance:

Private collection, Glückstern family. Acquired before 1970.