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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4346013, member: 2844"]It is a very nice Tibetan 'saddle ring'. Not antique with that 925 mark, but 1970s-recently. </p><p>It is not memorial jewellery, which is more of a Western thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is the 'treasure vase', one of the Ashtamangala or 'eight auspicious signs' of Buddhism. You often see it in Himalayan art.</p><p>It stands for longevity, good health, prosperity and wisdom. It also has a more metaphysical meaning.</p><p>Buddhist symbolism is like Christian symbolism, it is not an indication of a specific period.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4346013, member: 2844"]It is a very nice Tibetan 'saddle ring'. Not antique with that 925 mark, but 1970s-recently. It is not memorial jewellery, which is more of a Western thing. It is the 'treasure vase', one of the Ashtamangala or 'eight auspicious signs' of Buddhism. You often see it in Himalayan art. It stands for longevity, good health, prosperity and wisdom. It also has a more metaphysical meaning. Buddhist symbolism is like Christian symbolism, it is not an indication of a specific period.[/QUOTE]
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