Printing block for Buddhist prayer

Made:
1701-1850 in Tibet
maker:
Unknown
Printing block for Buddhist prayer

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Wooden printing block for Buddhist prayer, Tibetan, with translation, 1701-1850

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A639094
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
overall: 24 mm x 173 mm x 175 mm,
type:
printing block
credit:
Sotheby's

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