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Tibetan Gau Travel Altar
Item Details
A Tibetan gau, or travel altar. This gau amulet box is constructed of quilted textiles with a nickel brass interior. In practice, the gau, which is shaped like a torana temple gateway, is used to hold sacred objects and functions as a personal shrine, often worn around the neck as jewelry. The gau is fashioned out of repoussé metalwork featuring auspicious symbols and three aurole-shaped windows (prabha-torana), each with small amulets of deities.
Condition
- to fair; dust and accretions; fraying to quilted covering; patina to metal.
Dimensions
5.0" W x 6.0" H x 2.0" D
Item #
18BOS055-080