Charm Belt
Object Number:
29-93-44
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Nepalese
Tibetan Buddhist
Provenience:
Tibet
Date Made:
19Th Century
Early Date:
1800
Late Date:
1899
Section:
Asian
Materials:
Cloth
Copper
Description:
Charm belt with two boxes. Belt of red cloth backed with green, from which hang two copper charm boxes each containing charms. One box is square with raised quatrefoil decoration on lid; 2 cylindrical handles on opposite sides. The other box is oval, also with 2 cylindrical handles on opposite sides.
Height:
9cm
Width:
12cm
Thickness:
4.7cm
Credit Line:
Purchased from the estate of George Byron Gordon
Other Number:
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012)
Bibliography:
[Catalogue] Lyons, Elizabeth and Heather Peters, Chang Ch'eng-mei, Gregory Possehl. 1985. Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition. : Page/Fig./Plate: 40
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