Buddhist reliquary with stamped tablet and bound writings

Made:
1701-1900 in Tibet
maker:
Unknown
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Buddhist reliquary with stamped tablet and bound writings Buddhist copper reliquary with stamped tablet and bound Buddhist copper reliquary with stamped tablet and bound Buddhist copper reliquary with stamped tablet and bound

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Buddhist copper reliquary with stamped tablet and bound
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Buddhist copper reliquary with stamped tablet and bound
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Buddhist copper reliquary with stamped tablet and bound
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Buddhist copper reliquary with stamped tablet and bound writings, Tibetan, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A161217
Materials:
copper, cloth and resin
Measurements:
overall: 26 mm x 140 mm x 80 mm, .09 kg
tablet: 41 mm,
strap: 560 mm
type:
reliquary
credit:
Sothebys

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