amulet-box; ts'a-ts'a

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Object Type: amulet-box; ts'a-ts'a
Museum number: 1939,0517.1
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.
Production date: 19thC
Production place: Made in: Ladakh
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Lhasa (according to the old draft register)
Materials: silver; copper; clay; turquoise
Technique: filigree; painted; moulded
Dimensions: Diameter: 6.02 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects: buddha; bodhisattva
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Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1934
Acquisition notes: Number on object is NOT correct: no register entry for 1934. 3-17. 1
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1939,0517.1

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