Lot #209A - A Rare Burmese Kammavaca, Gilt & Lacquer, Pali Script on the Slender Buddhist Manuscript on Palm Leaves, 18th/19th C.
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Art | Asian | Jewels | Objets
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Sale Date:14 Apr 2019 ~ 11am (AEST)
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Lot #:209A
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Lot Description:A Rare Burmese Kammavaca, Gilt & Lacquer, Pali Script on the Slender Buddhist Manuscript on Palm Leaves, 18th/19th C.
the pages are held together with a long bamboo peg, & red cord tassel
L 50 cm W 18 cm -
Notes:Kammavaca are among the most sacred of Burmese religious texts. An assemblage of passages from the Tipitaka, the Theravada Buddhist Cannon that relates to the ordination of the rituals of monastic life. Pali is from the Indian, classical Sanskrit, the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism & Jainism.
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Estimate:A$1,200 - 1,500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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