Tibetan Buddhist Beaded Coin Silver Devotional Portable Shrine (Ghau Box)

DETAILS This antique box is hand crafted of coin silver with turquoise and coral cabochons. A ghau box (Gau/Gawu) is a small, portable prayer box used in Tibetan Buddhism as a protective amulet and a personal shrine to hold sacred items. Worn as a jewelry pendant or jewelry, it is believed to ward off negative energy. It would contain sacred objects like mantras, images of deities, prayers, to protect the wearer. COLOR(S) Blue, coral red, silver PLACE OF ORIGIN Tibet, China | East Asia DATE 19th century DIMENSIONS Width 6 Depth 1.25 Height 7 inches