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

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This deep red ochre raptor pictograph has an ill-defined head and tail, giving it a highly stylized appearance. Painted in the pre-Buddhist or early Buddhist period, it has a distinctive iconic form as is also encountered in certain thokcha depictions.

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