Description:

Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 17th century CE. A fascinating group of 12 double-sided rectangular manuscript pages, each featuring a central rectangle painted black with 10 horizontal lines of classical Tibetan script written in silver! The script is likely from a sacred text of the Tibetan Buddhist canon, which was copied by Tibetan monks repetitively in order to memorize. An intriguing piece from Tibetan Buddhist culture! Size of each (all are relatively similar): 18.875" L x 5.6" W (47.9 cm x 14.2 cm)

Provenance: ex-Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, acquired before 2000

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#160040

  • Condition: All pages have age-commensurate desiccation, fading to black ground and silver script, and minor staining, otherwise intact and very good. Great preservation of black backing and silver script across both sides of each page.

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