A brass ritual thunderbolt, Vajra in Sanskrit or Dorje in Tibetan [Late 19th century]

A brass ritual thunderbolt, Vajra in Sanskrit or Dorje in Tibetan. རྡོ་རྗེ (Wylie rdo rje). 12.5 cm long. . Creation dates: Probably late 19th Century. Unknown date but over 100 years old. Custodial history: An item owned by the family of Buchen Norgye, the late husband of the current owner, and passed down through generations of Lama Mani in Tibet. Extent and format of original material: One Bell. Owner(s) of original material: Passang Dolma and her late husband Buchen Norgye.