Sujet

Amulet Container

Légende

Amulet Container (Ga'u) 1900-1920. Men wore this type of shrine-shaped amulet container when travelling, strapped to their waist or across a shoulder. The central opening reveals a stamped plaque in the form of the ‘Twenty-One Taras' a group of female deities who offer protection from various misfortunes. The front is decorated on each side with the ‘Eight Auspicious Emblems of Buddhism’ within scrollwork. Silver, gilded silver, copper and painted clay Tibet (Lhasa)

Crédit

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Notre référence

ARP23A11_021

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

52,5Mo (5,9Mo) / 29,7cm x 44,3cm / 3504 x 5235 (300dpi)

Mots clés

20th Century Amulet Container Containment Ga'u Men Male Fashion Shrine-shaped Amulet Container Strap Strapped Stamped Plaque Twenty-One Taras Deities Protection Protective Eight Auspicious Emblems of Buddhism Buddhism Buddhist Religious Religion Religious Art Scroll Silver Silvery Gilded Gilded Silver Copper Painted Paint Clay Tibet Tibetan Lhasa 20th Century