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Gau cover

Description

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

Museum reference

A.1907.418

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Gau cover, Amulet box cover

Production information

Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia

Date

19th - early 20th century

Materials

Copper, Silver

Physical description

Copper

Associations

Le Mesurier Collection

Exhibitions

Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
National Museum of Scotland

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