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THB19th C. Tibetan Gilded Brass / Jeweled Prayer Box
Lot 110f
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Central Asia, Tibet, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine gilt-brass prayer box elaborately jeweled with a carved multi-piece turquoise Buddha, with four natural ruby cabochons set in the corners, and a pink and green faceted glass border. The exterior border is comprised of thirty-six cut turquoise stones, each surrounded by a stippled border. The lid is fastened on a barrel-shaped hinge which opens to reveal a striking depiction of Buddha composed of carved coral fragments. Set with four coral stones in the corners and a similar cut turquoise border as that surrounding the lid, this is an exceptional example of Tibetan prayer boxes! Size: 2.5" W x 3.375" H (6.4 cm x 8.6 cm).
Buddhists all over the world use a prayer box known as a "ghau," designed to conceal a hidden space in which the owner may place sacred mantras, pictures of the Buddha or other deities, sacred relics, or herbs. Many are worn on a cord around the neck and are smaller than this early example.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, New York, USA; ex-Bill Freeman estate collection, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA and New Mexico, USA, acquired 1960s to 1980s
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#133109Age-commensurate surface wear, light tarnishing to brass surfaces, minor clouding to jewels and glass elements, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits throughout. Old inventory sticker on verso.Condition
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