Caption

Ga'u box fragment, maker, plant twig, jewelry; Himalayan culture; Tibetan Buddhist art; amulet; Tibetan; provenance, 19th century, Tibet; varia; height 11.0 cm; width 7.5 cm; weight 125 g, A vertically oriented metallic object with a rectangular central body and decorative rounded ends, shown against a uniform gray background; the metal appears silver with areas of darker tarnish and subtle scratches; the top end has a faceted spherical element with a loop, both silver-colored with beaded edging, and the bottom end has a hollow oval opening framed by beaded silver; along one long edge there is a narrow beaded border and a few small rounded green elements partly visible.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_386

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Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (553.3Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ga'u box fragment maker plant twig jewelry Himalayan culture Tibetan Buddhist art amulet Tibetan provenance 19th century Tibet varia height 11.0 cm width 7.5 cm weight 125 g vertically oriented metallic object rectangular central body decorative rounded ends shown uniform gray background metal silver areas darker tarnish subtle scratches top faceted spherical element loop silver-colored beaded edging bottom hollow oval opening framed beaded silver long edge narrow beaded border small green elements partly visible.