Amulet Box
19th century (made)
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Amulet boxes of this type contained holy or blessed objects. Men in Tibet wore them as protection against potentially malicious spirits believed to inhabit mountain passes, rocks, rivers and lakes.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Repousse copper and silver |
| Brief description | Amulet box with clay tablet inside, copper silver silver-gilt, repoussé, Buddhist, Tibet, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Rectangular amulet box of repousse copper and silver and silver gilt. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Lord Curzon of Kedleston |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Lord Curzon of Kedleston |
| Summary | Amulet boxes of this type contained holy or blessed objects. Men in Tibet wore them as protection against potentially malicious spirits believed to inhabit mountain passes, rocks, rivers and lakes. |
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| Accession number | IM.134-1927 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2006 |
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