Lot 302 , A Tibetan Sutra, late 19th/early 20th century, 29cm x 9.5cm

A Tibetan Sutra, late 19th/early 20th century, comprising twelve leaves with illustrations of deities and sanskrit, together with one additional leaf of printed sanskrit, the exterior of the wood covers, shallow carved with the figures of five deities to each side, the interiors painted with five deities to each cover, 29cm x 9.5cm
Estimate £300-500

All of the pages have some slight worm hole damage to them, some with only tiny worm holes, others with a little more, all with some staining and chipping around the edges, many of the pages are written in different hands and different inks, the painted card boards have slight wear and scuffing to them but generally reasonable condition, one does have a slight split to the edge of the wood.


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Sold for £360