Human Bone Prayer Beads
Tibet, 18th or 19th century
Handheld Prayer Wheel
Central Tibet, Early 20th century
Hand-held Drum (Damaru)
Tibet or Mongolia, early 20th century
Mongolian Golden Boxwood Prayer Beads
Mongolia, early 20th century
Garnet Prayer Bead
China, 19th century
Mongolian Garnet Hand Rosary
Mongolia, Date unknown
File from a Ritual File Set
Tibet, 16th century
File from a Ritual File Set
Tibet, 16th century
Flat Turquoise Prayer Beads
Tibet, 20th century
Finger Bone Prayer Beads
Tibet, Date unknown
Carved Wood Prayer Beads
China, 19th century
Butter Lamp
Tibet, 18th century
Butter Lamp
Tibet, 18th - 20th century
Butter Lamp
Nepal, mid 20th century
Butter Lamp
Tibet, 18th - 20th century
Butter Lamp
Nepal, mid 20th century

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