Lot n° 102
Estimation :
700 - 900
EUR
Result without fees
Result
: 1 200EUR
PILGRIMAGE CACHET in carved, turned and engraved ivory. Hors - Lot 102
PILGRIMAGE CACHET in carved, turned and engraved ivory. Horse's head shape; finely engraved moulded circular seal of a winged animal holding a book surrounded by two inscriptions in palisades separated by rosettes: ??? ???? ?????????????? ???????? ?????? ???????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? (Dharma will naturally protect the one who applies it), ??? ???? ??????? ??????? ?????????? ????????? ???????? ??????? ?????????? ?????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????. (Every good precept [Dhamma] brings only happiness to the one who applies it). Beautiful patina.
Thailand, 18th century
Height: 5.2 cm - Diameter: 5.8 cm
(small wear and tear, slight accidents)
The Dhamma designates among other things all the cosmic and natural laws, in Buddhism it can also be understood as the very teaching of the
Buddha. It is interesting to note that this stamp takes the shape of a horse's head similar to the makruk ivory pieces, similar to the chess game, visible at the National Museum in Bangkok.
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