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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure NAM-can-091. Giant golden turtle Rubal appearing from the waters of the primeval ocean and carrying on its plastron the astrological diagram inscribed by Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom: the mewa nine coloured islands or magic squares (sme ba in Tibetan, luo shu in Chinese) and lotus petals with eight trigrams (spar kha in Tibetan, bagua in Chinese) surrounded by twelve animals of the zodiac, including dragon (brug in Tibetan, long in Chinese) and snake (sbrul in Tibetan, she in Chinese). |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
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| Silver, copper | Miniature relief (Portable charm box, cast and hammered (?) decoration) | Unknown | Under Qing Dynasty Rule, 1800-1900 AD |
TBD, East Tibet | Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Inventory № 986.294.2 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First* Canadian Expedition, 6-8 September 2015, 20-21 May 2017, 1-3 September 2017, 23-24 September 2018). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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