Tibetan Vajra, 17th-18th Century (Length 8.4 cm)

Tibetan Bronze Alloy Five-Pronged Vajra Length: 8.4 cm Period: Qing Dynasty, approx. 17th-18th Century Degé style vajra. A small ritual implement, fitting within four fingers. It is also a more valuable category. This size is often classified as meteoric iron. There are signs of old tin repairs on a crack near the central bead. Recently acquired from a fellow dealer in the south. Ritual implements over a hundred years old are now highly priced in the market. The dealer's initial offer was 16,000 TWD @@ Tibetan antique ritual implements are becoming increasingly scarce. Most are heading to mainland China. Those remaining in Taiwan are no longer inexpensive. The vajra has been attached with a Chinese knot, allowing it to be hung on a belt or backpack. It is adorned with a 2000-year-old West Asian football bead and a Sherpa glass bead over a century old. 20000-113.12.10