Gau (amulet box) cover of silver, flattened diamond shape with filigree decoration set with turquoise, stylised dorje on lower edge and suspension loops on upper edge, and with separate base, worn by a woman for spiritual protection: Nepal, Tibetan, 19th century AD

Gau (charm box) cover of silver, with the central part decorated with silver filigree and encrusted with turquoises, and a tubular loop above for a cord to suspend it round the neck: South Asia, Nepal

Gau (charm box) cover of silver, with the central part decorated with silver filigree but the encrusted turquoises are now missing, and a suspension loop: South Asia, Nepal

Gau (charm box) cover of silver, with the oval centre decorated with silver filigree and set with a single turquoise, and a suspension loop: South Asia, Nepal

Gau (charm box) cover of brass, the oval centre set with rows of turquoise stones, and a suspension loop: South Asia, Nepal

Gau (amulet box) cover of hammered copper, shrine-shaped with the emblem of the 'All-Powerful Ten' (ten syllables collectively representing the universe) in silver, with separate base, carried by Tibetan Buddists for spritual protection: India, Ladakh, Leh, Tibetan, 19th to early 20th century AD