Wonderful Large Antique Tibetan Ghau in Silver & Turquoise Woman's Reliquary Amulet

Wonderful Large Antique Tibetan "Ghau" Silver & Turquoise Woman's Reliquary Amulet. A beautiful, classic example of a Tibetan Ga'u Amulet Box, this style was popular for wear by women in and around Lhasa, Tibet, and areas of Northern India. This example features a center of bezel set turquoise chips in the form of a bird perhaps and the center is bordered by three rows of turquoise. Each side of the square features a triangular shaped embellishment with a triangle cut piece of red glass lined with turquoise.

Ca mid-1800's.

Approximately 4" in height x 4" in width.

Silver, turquoise, and red glass - weighs 85 grams.

To be worn on necklace, top has decorative tubular opening.

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This is from a collection of Asian antiques which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VAJJX15 LDIEX6/15 SLCGEX4/16 TLDGEX03/11/21

8+ (Excellent): The amulet shows minor to moderate wear, nearly all of the stones remain fully intact, overall excellent condition.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.