Tibetan Shell Decorated With Mosaics, 1st Half Of The 20th Century

Beautiful, rather unusual object,
a Tibetan shell in the shape of a conch entirely decorated with mosaics of color.
this type of shell often intended to serve as a conch in Buddhist rituals in Tibet is here above all decorative.
it is decorated with a very thick layer of mosaics of turquoise, lapis lazuli and a red stone.
in the center stands out a compartmentalized cartouche in the shape of a lotus flower.
each petal is decorated with Tibetan characters in copper like cloisonné enamels but this time in mosaics.
the rest of the compartments around the shell are delimited by ornate silver threads.
on the perimeter these silver threads come to receive cabochons of turquoise and red stone (it is not coral). the work is meticulous, and you can see the shell itself inside the conch.
a beautiful Tibetan ritual object dating from the 1st half of the 20th century, quite unusual and very decorative.

length: 13 cm

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