Tibetan Buddhist amulet container (gau)

Made:
1701-1900 in Tibet
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Brass and copper buddhist reliquery containing a statue
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass and copper buddhist reliquery containing a statue
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass and copper buddhist reliquery containing a statue
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass and copper buddhist reliquery containing a statue
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass and copper buddhist reliquery containing a statue
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Brass and copper Buddhist amulet container or reliquary (gau) containing a statue, possibly of Kurukulla, Tibetan, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A635131
Materials:
copper, brass and complete
Measurements:
overall: 116 mm x 91 mm x 60 mm, .547 kg
type:
reliquary and statue

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