Amulet box & lid, made from brass and copper metal. The lid is heavily decorated with a repoussé design of the Eight Buddhist Symbols including a conch shell, two fish, endless knot and a lotus flower. There are two lugs on either side of the lid and the box. [ASh [OPS move] 12/4/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet box & lid, made from brass and copper metal. The lid is heavily decorated with a repoussé design of the Eight Buddhist Symbols including a conch shell, two fish, endless knot and a lotus flower. There are two lugs on either side of the lid and the box. [ASh [OPS move] 12/4/2017]
Geographical reference: Tibet
Asia > Eastern Asia > Tibet
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Irene Marguerite Beasley
Date / Period: Date made: Before 12/11/1923
Date collected: By 12 November 1923
Acquisition information: Donated: 1954
Materials and processes: Material Copper Metal, Material Brass Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Repoussé, Process Cast, Process Embossed
Dimensions: Length: max 112 mm, Height: max 45 mm, Width: max 99 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1954.6.65

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