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Seal with mantra in vartu script, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), probably Yongle period (1403–24), China, Ivory and iron inlaid with
Seal with mantra in vartu script, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), probably Yongle period (1403–24), China, Ivory and iron inlaid with gold, H. 2 in. ( cm); W. 1 1/8 in. ( cm), Ivories, Vartu is one of the scripts developed in India for writing religious texts. It was also used in Tibet. The invocation on this Chinese seal reads a ra pa ca na. It is dedicated to one the forms of the bodhisattva Manjushri (Wenshu), who symbolizes wisdom
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