Native Name | Ga'u |
Object Number | A1232 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tibetan | Buddhist |
Provenience | Tibet |
Date Made | 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Brass | Copper |
Technique | Engraved |
Iconography | Flowers | Dorji | Animals | Yin and Yang |
Description | Relic or charm box. Rectangular with stylized dorjes at either long end. Silver and brass around crenellated copper middle. Eight copper pin-points. Silver/brass incised floral and leaf design with two animals on either side. Sides have circular incisions with ying/yang symbol in center. No contents. |
Credit Line | Purchased from Alexander Scott, 1914 |
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