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New York · Virginia · China 855-266-9970 www.tkasian.com • info@tkasian.com DELIGHTFUL PAIR OF VERY RARE (IF NOT UNIQUE) HEAVY CAST GOLD APPLIQUÉS (c. 6TH - 8TH CENTURY CE) WITH TURQUOISE INL AY, TUBO (TIBETAN) BY SO GDIAN (PERSIAN) METAL WORKERS. FOUND IN QINGHAI, NEAR XINING (THE TIBETAN QINGHAI PL ATEAU). THE CENTER FIGURE IN EACH PL AQUE IS A SNOW LION (SYMBOL OF UNCONDITIONAL JOY, THE VIBRANT ENERGY OF GO ODNESS AND FEARLESSNESS). THE SURROUNDING FISH ARE SYMBOLS OF FREED OM AND WISD OM, COMBINED WITH FEARLESSNESS. DE DELIGHTFUL PAI GO GOLD APPLIQUÉ INL A L AY, TUBO (TIB FO FO FOUN UN UND IN I QINGHAI AI, NE NEAR XINING (T FIGU GURE RE R IN EACH PL PL AQ AQUE IS A SNOW VI VI VI VI VIBR B AN ANT EN ENER E GY OF GO ODNESS AND SYMB MB MBOL OL O S OF FREED OM AND WI