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MONGOLIAN SHAMANIC AND BUDDHIST OFFERING SCARF (Item No. Khadag 01)
Price: £9.50 (including postage Worldwide)
Origin: Mongolia
Age: New
Length: 1400mm (55 inches approx)
Traditional Mongolian khadag or hadag sky blue offering scarf. Made of a silky material and decorated with ausptious symbols.
These are real ones from Mongolia, they are tied onto sacred places in nature, ritual objects and shaman's costumes.
Limited numbers available
ALMOST ALL GONE - I AM TRYING TO GET SOME MORE
SEVERED HEADS WRATHFUL ALTAR OFFERING (Item No. Altar Item 01)
Price: £59 (including postage Worldwide)
Origin: Mongolia
Age: 100 - 250 years approx
Height: 148mm (1.9 inches approx)
Small, old, bronze casting of three severed human heads with their hair pulled up as if they were being carried by it. This is a wrathful offering from a Mongolian Buddhist altar and is a very unusual piece. There are traces of gold on the faces of the heads, at one time they would have been completely gilded
The heads are in good condition except for a small break in the base, where a small section of the side of the base is missing. This is a very old break.
A unique object, finding another one is very unlikely.
RITUAL CONCH SHELL OFFERING (Item No. Conch 01)
Price: £19 (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Nepal or Tibet
Age: 30 - 100 years approx
Length: 90mm (3.5 inches) approx
Small ritual conch shell in good condition. Shells like this are placed on altars to represent the offering of music. Please note that this is not a trumpet.
The conch is in good condition, although dirty.
ANTIQUE COPPER BHUMPA SACRED WATER POT (Item No. Bhumpa 01)
Price: £158 (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Tibet
Age: 50 - 100 years approx
Height: 183mm (7.3 inches) approx
Tibetan Buddhist sacred water container with cloth skirt (of more recent construction than the bhumpa) and faux jewel decoration.
Bhumpas are important object on a Buddhist altar, used to hold water used for daily offerings. They are also used to bless people, places and objects too by flicking small amounts of water (often by means of a peacock feather) on them. Water once put ina bhumpa is concidered to change from water into amrita, the elixir of immortality.
The bhumpa has had a few 'dings' in it's life, but basically is in good condition and holds water with no leakage. Peacock feathers not included.
SILVER MANDALA OFFERING SET (Item No. Mandala 01)
Price: £45 (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Nepal
Age: 5 - 15 years approx
Diameter of base: 136mm (5.4 inches) approx
Tibetan Buddhist mandala offering set, consisting of a base, three rings and a top. Probably silver plate rather than solid silver.
Mandala offerings are towers of precious objects such as semi-precious stones or cowre shells which are symbolicially built to represent the whole universe - this is then offered to the Buddhas and other Buddhist beings. Often a completed mandala is kept on an altar to represent the sacred mountain at the centre of the world, the three worlds and the four directions.
The mandala set is complete and in good condition, suitable for personal practice.
ANTIQUE BRASS TIBEtAN TIGER INCENSE BURNER (Item No. Burner 01)
Price: £95 (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Tibet or China
Age: 30 - 100 years approx
Height: 115mm (4.5 inches) approx
Overall width: 180mm (7.1 inches) approx
Heavy, brass, traditional incense burner with a tigers face on each side which act as handles when the burner is in use.
The burner is in good condition and has great charm. This is a delightful incense or smudge pot for ritual use.
QUARTZ CRYSTAL - ROCK CRYSTAL BUDDHIST DORJE (Item No. Dorje 01)
Price: £90 (including postage Worldwide)
(Sanskrit: Vajra - Tibetan: Dorje)
Origin: Nepal
Age: unknown
Length: 93mm (3.7 inches approx)
Well carved quartz dorje.
Rock Crystal has been used in Tibetan Buddhism for many centuries as a symbol of emptiness, and so for a long time hand carved crystal objects have been used as sacred objects. This is probably a more recently made dorje and was probably not done by hand, but it is, none the less, a splendid rock crystal object that would be suitable for putting on an altar or using in ceremony.
For more information about bells and dorjes please read the article about the ritual objects of Tibetan Tantra on the articles page of this website.
WHITE METAL OR SILVER ALLOY ALTAR OFFERING PIECE (Item No. Altar Item 02)
Price: £25 (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Mongolia
Age: 100 - 30 years approx
Height: 110mm (4.3 inches) approx
A charming altar decoration piece in two pieces with a lotus base. Filled with auspicious symbols it is suitable for putting on your own altar. A one-off, hand made ltem of sacred folk art.
SMALL RITUAL OFFERING SPOON (Item No. spoon 01)
Price: £25 (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Nepal
Age: 25 - 150 years
Length: 168mm (6.5 inches) approx
A small spoon for making offering in ceremony, most likely pouring for pouring oil.
SMALL RITUAL OFFERING SPOON (Item No. Offering Spoon 02)
Price: £10 (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Nepal
Age: 25 - 150 years
Length: 90mm (3.5 inches) approx
A small spoon for making offering in ceremony, most likely pouring for pouring oil.
BUDDHIST SILVER OFFERING TSOG SPOON (Item No. Offering Spoon 03)
Price: £35 (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 15 - 50 years approx
Length: 122mm (4.7 inches) approx
A silver, ritual tSog sppon, used in ritual Buddhist tSog meals to make offerings to the Buddhas and other beings and spirits.
It is set with a faux turquoise. In good condition and suitable for use as an offering spoon on your own altar or in ceremony or tSog meals.
PAIR OF ALTAR BUTTERLAMP (Item No. Dipa 01)
Price: £35 (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Mongolia
Age: 30 - 150 years approx
Height: 42mm (1.6 inches) approx
Max diametre: 38mm (1.5 inches) approx
A pair of old metal butterlamps, designed to be placed on a Buddhist or shamanic altar. This is a nice pair of lamps that have been used on an altar in Mongolia.
ALTAR BUTTERLAMP (Item No. Dipa 02)
Price: £35 (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Mongolia
Age: 30 - 150 years approx
Height: 59mm (2.3 inches) approx
Max diametre: 52mm (2 inches) approx
An old metal butterlamps, designed to be placed on a Buddhist or shamanic altar. This is a nice butter lamp that has been used on an altar in Mongolia.
ALTAR BUTTERLAMP (Item No. Dipa 03)
Price: £25 (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Mongolia
Age: 30 - 100 years approx
Height: 45mm (1.8 inches) approx
Max diametre: 45mm (1.8 inches) approx
An old metal butterlamps, designed to be placed on a Buddhist or shamanic altar. This is a nice butter lamp that has been used on an altar in Mongolia.
ALTAR BUTTERLAMP (Item No. Dipa 04)
Price: £19 (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Nepal
Age: 1o - 20 years approx
Height: 62mm (2.5 inches) approx
Max diametre: 58mm (2.3 inches) approx
A small metal butterlamp, designed to be placed on a Buddhist or shamanic altar. Small T light or 'nightlight' candles are idea to use to save fussing with actual butter and wicks.
ALTAR BUTTERLAMP (Item No. Dipa 05)
Price: £15 (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Nepal
Age: 10 - 20 years approx
Height: 58 mm (2.3 inches) approx
Max diametre: 48mm (1.9 inches) approx
A small metal butterlamp, designed to be placed on a Buddhist or shamanic altar. Small T light or 'nightlight' candles are idea to use to save fussing with actual butter and wicks.
ALTAR BUTTERLAMP (Item No. Dipa 06)
Price: £11 (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Nepal
Age: 2 - 5 years approx
Height: 53 mm (2.1 inches) approx
Max diametre: 47mm (1.9 inches) approx
A small metal butterlamp, designed to be placed on a Buddhist or shamanic altar. Small T light or 'nightlight' candles are idea to use to save fussing with actual butter and wicks.
ALTAR OFFERING BOWL (Item No. Bowl 01)
Price: £30 (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Mongolia
Age: 30 - 150 years approx
Height: 53 mm (2.1 inches) approx
Max diametre: 47mm (1.9 inches) approx
A small, hand made metal offering bowl used to place milk, water or other offerings on a shamanic or Buddhist altar.
ALTAR OFFERING BOWL (Item No. Bowl 02)
Price: £30 (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Mongolia
Age: 30 - 150 years approx
Height: 53 mm (2.1 inches) approx
Max diametre: 47mm (1.9 inches) approx
A small, hand made metal offering bowl used to place milk, water or other offerings on a shamanic or Buddhist altar.
PAIR OF SNOW LION OR TEMPLE LION PLAQUES (Item No. Bowl 02)
Price: £48 (including postage worldwide)
Origin: Burma
Age: 30 - 80 years approx
Height: 138 mm (5.4 inches) approx
Width: 175mm (6.9 inches) approx
A set of two Temple or Snow lions, each holding swords. They are designed to be put on a wall and have fixings on the back to accomodate this.
A most unusual and striking pair of beautifully made brass guardian lions in beautiful condition.
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