Ornament
29-235-50
From: Tibet
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 29-235-50 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tibetan |
Provenience | Tibet |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Metal | Turquoise | Glass |
Description | Oblong silver with turquoise in border - red stones at corners. Brass plaque in center with raised threads of design. Rectangular ornament. Back has embossed decoration with zig-zag border design and undecorated center medallion. 2 loops on top for cord. Top has 3 pyramids of tiny balls, bottom has 5. Front face of box has border app. 1 cm wide of small turquoise pieces inlayed in rows of 2. At each corner is glass decoration: two orange, one pinkish and one clear. In center of the face is a raised rectangular piece of metal with embossed decoration. |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 92-1-138 - Other Number |
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