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Metal and Stone Vestiges
Religion, Magic and Protection in the Art of Ancient Tibet

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Three thokcha ‘endless knot’ designs, symbols of infinity. The smaller two specimens are attributed the early Buddhist period, the larger one may be somewhat more recent.

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