ETHNOGRAPHY : ASIA

Object Name

Shrine

Description

Upper portion gold with four triangular lugs, ornamented with rope cloisons and thickly studded with polished turquoise forming conventional floral pattern, raised in centre, within double border, small braod loop behind side lugs, quadruple fluted loops behind top lug, threaded with crimson silk scarf, flattened loop on ornament with hexagonal pointed ends, behind lower lug, lower portion brass

Materials

gold & turquoise

Place Collected

Tibet (Nr.); Ladakh
Ladakh

Catalogue Number

BELUM.C220.1932, A9422, A9423

Copyright

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