Silver and turquoise gau, Tibet
Silver and turquoise nomadic woman’s gau box with an outer border of narrow, repeating lotus petals, a row of cable wire, a row of Endless Knots and a rectangular center area of tight filigree with a Tree of Life formed by two turquoises in the middle.
The clumsy, four-section lug on top and the three-section, horizontal dorje on the bottom indicate fabrication in Amdo Province, NE Tibet, where work was rougher than in Kham Province, E. Tibet.
Low-grade silver and turquoises on the front and plain copper at the back.
Early 20th century.
Dimensions: 15,5 x 9,5 x 2,8 cm
Weight: 214,1 gr
References:
“Traditional jewelry of India”, Untracht, Oppi, Harry N. Abrams. Inc publishers, 1997
“Jewellery of Tibet and the Himalayas”, Clarke, John, Harry N. Abrams. Inc publishers, 2004
HIM78
