Chunam Box
Amulet Box
Charm Box
Relic Box
29-93-19.1
From: Nepal
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Ga'u |
Object Number | 29-93-19.1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Nepalese | Buddhist |
Provenience | Nepal |
Date Made | 15th Century - 1927 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Copper |
Inscription Language | Sanskrit |
Description | Ga'u or chunam box. Copper in the shape of a shrine door with a character written on it. Miscellaneous contents. Stylized "om"-"all powerful ten" mystic monogram composed of 10 Sanskrit letters surrounded by nyi-zca or sun-moon emblem with lotus petals at base and sides. Copper. Contents: round wooden(?) ball about 1" diameter; piece of paper tied with blue and yellow; silk threads; piece of paper with Tibetan inscriptions; piece of paper with Tibetan inscription wrapped around a scrap of white cloth; piece of paper with Tibetan inscription; piece of paper with Tibetan inscription wrapped around small scrap of white cloth; scrap of blue cloth; scrap of white cloth. |
Width | 10 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Estate of George Byron Gordon, 1927 |
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