H. 98 cm (o.S.) Condition A GILT-COPPER EMBOSSED MANDORLA, TIBET, 17th/18th ct., mounted. The horse-shoe shaped mandorla consisting of three sections kept together with nails, the upper one embossed with central Khyung-bird mask holding a snake with beak and both hands, pair of horns and ears, both side panels with scrolling tendrils and all three framed by flames: Provenance: Former old German private collection, acquired at Nagel, 19A, 10th/11th Nov 2000, lot 2378-Wear, very minor damage due to age