Tibetan Prayer Wheel, Qing Dynasty

A traditional element of Tibetan culture, part of the Buddhist ritual, consisting of an elongated cylindrical wooden handle ending in a shaft, on which is placed a wheel of embossed metal, decorated with mantras and plant elements. The upper part is decorated with a decorative element in the form of a flower bud. With age-related wear. Qing dynasty (1644-192) or later.

Traditionally, this type of element, with a history of over a thousand years, is used during prayer for the purification of bad karma and the attraction of wisdom and merit. 

Height: 40 cm, Diameter: 13 cm (approx.)

Weight: 968 g