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Buddhist Prayer Box

19th Century Buddhist Prayer Box
Located in New York, NY
19th century Buddhist prayer box. A Thai Buddhist manuscript box of the 19th century or earlier
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Antique 19th Century Thai Decorative Boxes

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Wood

19th Century Buddhist Prayer Box
19th Century Buddhist Prayer Box
H 13 in W 32 in D 12 in
Antique Asian Tibetan Box Brass Filigree with Turquoise & Coral Prayer Wish Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
vanity or desk. Box measures: 2" height X 4" diameter. Tibetan Buddhist prayer boxes are small amulet
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Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tibetan Decorative Boxes

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Coral, Multi-gemstone, Brass

Collectible Gilt Metal Tibetan Box with Turquoise 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
. Circa 1950s. Tibetan Buddhist prayer boxes are small amulet containers where you put your own prayer
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Mid-20th Century Nepalese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique Tibetan Egg Shaped Box with Turquoise Blue Stone Inlay
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Chinese Tibetan brass filigree with turquoise beads egg shaped prayer wish box. Handcrafted Asian Tibetan
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Mid-20th Century Nepalese Folk Art Decorative Boxes

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Multi-gemstone, Brass

Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Early 20th Century Large Antique Tibetan Ghau Prayer Box With Three Buddha
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by prayer
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Tibetan Traveling Prayer Shrine Gau
Located in Redding, CT
Tibetan Traveling Prayer Shrine Gau. A large antique Tibetan Buddha shrine or prayer box (also
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Antique Early 1900s Anglo-Indian Antiquities

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper

20th Century Tibetan Leather, Brass Ghau Prayer Bag
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box/bag worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Brass

Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Located in Houston, TX
A large antique Tibetan Buddha shrine or prayer box (also known as Gau) which encases a painted
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Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Antiquities

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Copper, Silver

Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
H 15.25 in W 13.25 in D 5.75 in

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Located in Pomona, CA
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Tibetan Shrine Box with Chenresi Tsakli, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Pomona, CA
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Located in South Burlington, VT
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Located in South Burlington, VT
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Buddhist Prayer Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the buddhist prayer box you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each buddhist prayer box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and brass. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer buddhist prayer box, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each buddhist prayer box bearing folk art hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Buddhist Prayer Box?

Prices for a buddhist prayer box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $268 and can go as high as $3,200, while the average can fetch as much as $495.