Accession No

TEMP.00624


Description

Tibetan Buddhist amulet box, which is to be worn suspended from the neck.


Place

Asia; South Asia; Himalayas; Tibet


Period


Source


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

TEMP.00624


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Brass; Glass; Paper; Paint


Local Term

Gau


Measurements

86mm x 97mm x 24mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy, probably brass, amulet case. The case has a sliding section at the back, which has a Sanskrit symbol stamped into the metal. The image, in the front of the case, is painted onto textile and displays a Buddhist ?bodhisattva or lama who is seated on top of a horse. In the p. right hand is a staff with trailing streamers near to the top and in the p. left hand is a gold coloured circular object. Around the head is a green aura with large clouds in the background.
Event Date 18/9/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin


FM:281509

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