Two bronze double-ended thunderbolt

Made:: 1801-1900 in Tibet

Two bronze double-ended thunderbolt, probably Tibetan, 19th century

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Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A31197

Materials:: bronze

type:: ceremonial thunderbolts

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Two bronze double-ended thunderbolt

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