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Title: Help to Identify ornaments - Possibly Tibetan
Post by: Bikerbex on May 03, 2015, 12:00:30 PM

Hey all,

I've had these for quite a long time, I really like them and never really found out much about them. I can't see any markings on them.

I've done some searching around google and they could possibly be Tibetan brass (?)

Any more info appreciated :)

Title: Re: Help to Identify ornaments - Possibly Tibetan
Post by: mart on May 04, 2015, 01:45:09 PM

Well,, they are very pretty and unique !!  Wish I could help but these are way out of my league !!

Title: Re: Help to Identify ornaments - Possibly Tibetan
Post by: Bikerbex on May 05, 2015, 04:59:00 AM

Thanks anyway Mart  :D

Maybe someone will come along with some more info soon. I've found a few images and listings similar to the one I have in the last image, labeled as Foo dogs/temple guardians with Turquoise and Coral. I also found a little bird too, but I haven't found any lions or yaks(?) as of yet.

Title: Re: Help to Identify ornaments - Possibly Tibetan
Post by: mart on May 05, 2015, 11:59:13 AM

We have members that may be familiar with these !!  Hopefully they will be along soon !!

Title: Re: Help to Identify ornaments - Possibly Tibetan
Post by: Bikerbex on May 10, 2015, 01:14:44 PM

Anyone else have any info on these? :)

Title: Re: Help to Identify ornaments - Possibly Tibetan
Post by: mart on May 10, 2015, 03:29:18 PM

Hopefully Mat will be along soon !!  He may know what they are !!

Title: Re: Help to Identify ornaments - Possibly Tibetan
Post by: Mat on May 11, 2015, 07:32:33 AM

Hi,
I cannot help too much! I think the region you suspect is right, but nearly everything from that wider area is called "Tibetan". In fact very few "Tibetan" things on the internet are actually from there. Yours could be maybe from Nepal, there they do a lot of metalwork with wire decoration and corals and so on. I do not think your figures are very old, more likely they are some kind of souvenir... Here is a tiny example of such a piece from Katmandu: