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Ancient Tibetan seals

Updated: 2013-01-04 13:51
Source:chinaculture.org
Gold seal with a lion-shaped handle, an iron seal surface and a buckskin ribbon, during the Phakmo Trupa Authority in Tibet, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
 
Gold seal with iron inlays, a buckskin ribbon and a handle engraved with a pearl and double capsized lotus, during the Sakya Authority in Tibet, Yuan Dynasty.
 
Rhodium seal with a yellow silk ribbon and a handle engraved with Hu Xing Bao Wen (pattern of arc-shaped treasures), Ru Yi Wen (scepter border pattern), Jin Gang Jie (an amulet that looks like a Chinese knot) and Jin Gang Chu (vajra), during the Phakmo Trupa Authority in Tibet, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
 
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