Period:Unknown Production date:19thC
Materials:silver, copper, clay, turquoise,
Technique:filigree, painted, moulded,
Subjects:buddha bodhisattva
Dimensions:Diameter: 6.02 centimetres
Description:
A circular amulet-box (gau) with a pair of cylindrical loops for suspension attached to the sides, made of silver with copper alloy and silver filigree decoration; inside the box and behind a circular window is a painted clay plaque (tsa-tsa) depicting a seated Buddha flanked by bodhisattvas; below the opening, a pear-shaped fragment of turquoise is set into the filigree.
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![图片[1]-amulet-box; ts’a-ts’a BM-1939-0517.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_00100858_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-amulet-box; ts’a-ts’a BM-1939-0517.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_00100859_001.jpg)
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Materials:silver, copper, clay, turquoise,
Technique:filigree, painted, moulded,
Subjects:buddha bodhisattva
Dimensions:Diameter: 6.02 centimetres
Description:
A circular amulet-box (gau) with a pair of cylindrical loops for suspension attached to the sides, made of silver with copper alloy and silver filigree decoration; inside the box and behind a circular window is a painted clay plaque (tsa-tsa) depicting a seated Buddha flanked by bodhisattvas; below the opening, a pear-shaped fragment of turquoise is set into the filigree.
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