Big amulet box · India, Tamil Nadu · ID: 3033028
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Size
L: 16 cm
H: 7 cm
L: 6.3 inch
H: 2.8 inch
Description
silver (226 g), elaborate decorated, delicately embossed and engraved, representing “Kirtimukha” (= " face of glory"), which should defend its owner from demonic attacks, screw closure, on metal base;
such large amulet boxes were worn by itinerant ascetics in Southern India. They contain holy scripts, yantras or relics from places of pilgrimage.
The object Big amulet box with the object ID 3033028 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 12.
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