J-30-0017
Tibetan Buddhist Beaded Coin Silver Devotional Portable Shrine (Ghau Box)
$1,850.00
DETAILS
This antique box is hand crafted of coin silver with turquoise and coral cabochons. A ghau box (Gau/Gawu) is a small, portable prayer box used in Tibetan Buddhism as a protective amulet and a personal shrine to hold sacred items. Worn as a jewelry pendant or jewelry, it is believed to ward off negative energy. It would contain sacred objects like mantras, images of deities, prayers, to protect the wearer.
COLOR(S)
Blue, coral red, silver
PLACE OF ORIGIN
Tibet, China | East Asia
DATE
19th century
DIMENSIONS
Width 6 Depth 1.25 Height 7 inches
