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Handheld Prayer Wheel; Central Tibet; early 20th century; Silver, wood; Rubin Museum of Art, gi…
Handheld Prayer Wheel
Handheld Prayer Wheel; Central Tibet; early 20th century; Silver, wood; Rubin Museum of Art, gi…
Handheld Prayer Wheel; Central Tibet; early 20th century; Silver, wood; Rubin Museum of Art, gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; SC2012.7.2; Photograph by David De Armas, Rubin Museum of Art, 2018

Handheld Prayer Wheel

OriginCentral Tibet
DateEarly 20th century
Dimensions19 5/8 × 5 × 4 1/2 in.
MediumSilver, wood
Classification(s)
Credit LineRubin Museum of Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin
Object numberSC2012.7.2
Project Himalayan Arthttps://projecthimalayanart.rubinmuseum.org/exhibition/living-practices/merit/handheld-prayer-wheel/
Currently On Viewat Harn Museum of Art, traveling exhibition Gateway to Himalayan Art, until July 28, 2024
Not on view
Photography by David De Armas. The Rubin Museum of Art. 2018.
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