Accession No

D 1976.35


Description

Box. Charm box with coral and turquoise in front


Place

Asia; South Asia; Himalayas; Tibet


Period


Source

Williamson, Frederick [collector]; Williamson, Margaret Dobie (Mrs) [collector]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

D 1976.35


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Stone; Turquoise; Coral


Local Term

Gau


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Charm box with coral and turquoise in front
Event Date 1976
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
See note in record D 1976.1; Collected by: Williamson.Margaret.D;
Event Date 27/2/1995
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: Douglas Finlay Museum of College Life, Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge. On loan from 1996, returned 09/2001.
Event Date 14/4/2014
Author: Rachel Hand


Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: On display in 'Buddha's Word: The Life of Books in Tibet and Beyond' from 28th May 2014 - 17th January 2015. Labelled as '10. Turquoise and coral kalachaktra / This box is inlaid with a powerful Kālacakra seed / syllable, made of turquoise (gyu), found all over Tibet / and said to change colour according to the health of / the wearer, and imported coral (ju ru), thought to be / effective against poisons and ailments of the blood. / Tibet. / Frederick & Margaret Williamson Collection. / D 1976.35'.
Event Date 20/3/2015
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Conservation ()
CON.2014.12 |
Event Date 1/3/2016
Author: maa


FM:99096

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