Buddhist amulet container "gau" · Tibet · ID: 3042252

Name: Buddhist amulet container "gau"
SKU: 3042252
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

collected in 1978

Size

H: 14,4 cm

B: 11 cm

H: 5.7 inch

B: 4.3 inch

Description

copper/silver metal sheet, detailed front partly openworked and finely chased (flowers, Buddhist symbols of good fortune), glazed opening in the centre, eyelets on both sides, old age patina;
these prayer boxes are used to store personal amulets and other objects.
The box originally was contained in a properly shaped fabric bag provided with suspension belt and was worn around the neck like jewellry. The amulet containers should ward off evil spirits.

The object Buddhist amulet container “gau” with the object ID 3042252 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 110.

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