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Tibet Shrine

Shrine for Tibet, The Alice S. Kandell Collection Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A Shrine for Tibet: The Alice S. Kandell Collection. Collection of Tibetan Sacred Art Marylin Rhie
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Early 2000s Tibetan Tibetan Books

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Paper

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
Tibetan Repoussé Traveling Shrine, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects

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Brass

Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine with Silk Case, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Religious Items

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Brass, Copper

Pair of Tibetan or Nepalese Bronze Amulets Temple Shrine Figures Artifacts
Located in Studio City, CA
but they have some age and are quite heavy and solid for their sizes. We believe they are from Tibet
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Bronze and Gilt Tibetan Shrine Temple Sculpture of Deity Bodhisattva White Tara
Located in Studio City, CA
This is a fantastic piece. Perhaps part of a Tibetan temple shrine at one time. Beautiful faded
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20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Framed Tibetan Woven Silk Kesi Panel of Kirtimukha
Located in Atlanta, GA
A woven silk Kesi panel depicts Kirtimukha from Tibet circa the second half of 20th century
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20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Textiles

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Silk

Tibetan Temple Entrance
Located in Asheville, NC
unit to be used as a shrine.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Tibetan Religious Items

Tibetan Temple Entrance
Tibetan Temple Entrance
H 91.5 in W 48 in D 13 in
Tibetan Protection Set Amulet and Phurba
Located in Somis, CA
hand made copper shrine with engraved Buddha on the front and an removable back housing a linen prayer
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20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Brass, Copper

Tibetan Protection Set Amulet Flag and Phurba
Located in Somis, CA
amulet and a set of 10 prayer flags. The amulet, a hand made copper shrine with engraved Buddha on the
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20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Brass, Copper

Tibetan Protection Green Tara Ghau and Prayer Flag
Located in Somis, CA
From Tibet, a combination of authentic Tibetan Prayer Flag and a large Ghau amulet. The amulet in
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20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Metal

Petite Goddess Mahapratisara Charm
Located in Chicago, IL
gestures. Placed upon an altar table or set within a shrine, this travel-sized figurine provides a focal
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20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Petite Goddess Mahapratisara Charm
Petite Goddess Mahapratisara Charm
H 2 in W 0.5 in D 0.5 in
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

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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

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Silver

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

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Brass

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

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Silver, Bronze

Larger Than Life Terracotta Buddha Bust of Guanyin, Early 20th Century, China
Located in Antwerp, BE
to be the Potalaka of Guanyin in Korea. Japan's Potalaka is located at Fudarakusan-ji. Tibet
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Terracotta

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Tibetan Dragon Rug 2x2.6
Located in New York, NY
2' x 2'6'' handwoven, high knot count rug. This carpet was made in a non-commercial woman's weaving co-op. We have attempted to resurrect the most authentic weaving and dying techniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Tibetan Central Asian Rugs

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Wool

Tibetan Rug Special Multi-Color Design, 19th Century
Located in Ferrara, IT
Antique Tibetan double rug, 142cm x 86cm The charcoal-black field of each containing large multicoloured open floral medallion. Inner light blue key-pattern stripe. In polychrome sea...
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
An exceptional palatial quality pair of 19th century Chinese cloisonné Fu dogs featuring gold gilding over copper. Chinese cloisonné objects were intended primarily for the furnishi...
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

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Copper, Enamel

19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
H 26 in W 27 in D 14.25 in
Tibetan Phoenix and Dragon Antique Rug
Located in New York, NY
This carpet is made with very silky lustrous wool and is probably woven using lambs wool, that's how silky it is! It has fabulous jewel tone vegetable dyes and is all natural. Measur...
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Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Central Asian Rugs

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Wool

18th Century Tibetan Bronze Shakyamuni Buddha
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th century Tibetan bronze Shakyamuni Buddha A rare and important bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha. This statue is seated on a beaded lotus base. The finger of the right hand s...
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Antique 18th Century Tibetan Tibetan Religious Items

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Bronze

Antique Bronze Buddhist Ghanta Bell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique bronze ghanta bell. Likely of Tibetan or Japanese origin. In the form of a curved bell with a vajra style handle. Bell and vajra are a ritual instrument pair in ma...
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Religious Items

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Bronze

Tibetan Red Lacquer Cymbal Case Lid, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Ornately patterned and framed with brass fittings, this box lid dates to the 19th century originally enclosed a pair of large Tibetan cymbals. Used in processions and dance performan...
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Historical Memorabilia

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Brass

Tibetan Bronze Prayer Bell, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This small bronze bell is the lower half of a Tibetan ceremonial bell called a dril-bu. This example is missing its handle, which would have been shaped like a diamond scepter, or va...
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Antique Early 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork

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Bronze

Gilt Copper Tibetan Statue of Teacher Padma Sambhav
Located in Somis, CA
A wonderful 6.7 lb gilt copper statue of the great teacher, Padmasambhava, also called Guru Rinpoche. He is considered the founder of Tibetan Buddhism's oldest school. Seated on doub...
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20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Silvered Bronze Tibetan Tsongkhapa Statue
Located in Somis, CA
A fine silver bronze statue of the Tibetan teacher Tsongkhapa. Je Tshongkhapa is the teacher of Tibetan Buddhism whose activities formed the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. He is b...
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20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Chinese Early 20th Century Low Chest with Drawers, Doors and Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique low chest from the early 20th century, with doors and drawers. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this low chest features a rectangular to...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Cabinets

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Brass

Japanese Antique Wooden Board Art Single Board Grain of wood 1860s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba-Shi, JP
This is an old Japanese wooden board. It is a single board with beautiful wood grain. I think it was probably the top of an exhibition stand. It was already in this state when I fou...
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Antique 1860s Japanese Edo Antiquities

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Wood

Old Tibetan Bronze Bell or Cymbal
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Part of an antique Bronze bell or Cymbal, hand hammered - Tibet - half XIX century - can be hung from the ceiling. CYMBAL is a percussion instrument. Now it is used in many ensembles...
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Antique 1850s Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork

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Bronze

Tibetan Damaru Drum on Stand, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Vibrantly colored and intricately decorated, this small two-headed drum is a 19th-century Tibetan damaru, a hand-held instrument used in tantric practices within Tibetan Buddhism. Ca...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects

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Steel

18th/19th Century Bronze Tibetan Altar Piece - 8629
Located in Ukiah, CA
Beautiful 18th/19th century bronze Tibetan Altar Piece. I've not seen one like this before. Very sweet well cast elephant on top, with a copper bridle. The base is sealed. The altar ...
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Antiquities

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Bronze

Tibetan Mechag Flint Striker, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In 19th century Tibet, many men would have carried a flint striker along with several other tools that could help ensure survival in the often-harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. K...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antiquities

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Silver, Bronze, Steel

Tibetan Mechag Flint Striker, c. 1850
Tibetan Mechag Flint Striker, c. 1850
H 4.5 in W 3.75 in D 1.75 in

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Shrine Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibet of high humidity and insect pests, the two main agents of the destruction of wood, as well as the
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Cabinets

Shrine Cabinet
Shrine Cabinet
H 55.75 in W 44 in D 16.75 in
Pair of Gilt-Copper Plaques Tibet, 12th Century
Located in London, GB
A delightful pair of gilded and painted repoussé copper plaques, once part of a larger shrine, each
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Tibetan Antiquities

Pair of Gilt-Copper Plaques Tibet, 12th Century
Pair of Gilt-Copper Plaques Tibet, 12th Century
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H 5.91 in W 10.24 in D 1.19 in
Rare Collection of 19th Century Tibetan Reliqueries
Located in Washington, DC
" is a portable altar, shrine, or prayer box used while traveling. The Tibetan prayer box was used
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Antique Early 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Decorative Objects

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Wood

Set of Five Tibetan Devotional Art Objects
Located in SOMIS, CA
" H x 1.5" W x 3/4" D. A leather bound necklace resembles a shrine that contains the green Tara
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20th Century Tibetan More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

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Brass, Copper

Imperial Ningxia Chinese Antique Oriental Rug
Located in Sarasota, FL
the 45th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong the 6th Panchen Erdeni made a pilgrimage from Tibet to
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool

Tibetan Traveling Gau Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling gau shrines were used to hold and carry sacred objects and were believed to offer
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Brass, Steel

Tibetan Traveling Gau Shrine
Tibetan Traveling Gau Shrine
H 10 in W 4.5 in D 2.5 in
Early 20th Century Tibetan Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
Beginning with the “om” written on the left hand side of this traveling shrine, an itinerant
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Religious Items

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Brass, Steel

Pair of Tibetan Petite Traveling Gau Shrines
Located in Chicago, IL
floral and leaf scroll work typical of Eastern Tibet. The lugs on each side of the shrines hold a strap
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Steel, Brass

Tibetan Shrine Box with Chenresi Tsakli, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
century portable Tibetan shrine and likely once contained a Buddhist statue or prayer scroll. The lid of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Religious Items

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Ceramic, Fabric, Wood

Pair of Early 20th Century Miniature Tibetan Traveling Shrines
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Religious Items

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Brass

19th Century Round Traveling Shrine on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful brass traveling shrine from circa 1850 Tibet. The shrine sits atop a custom steel mount
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Metalwork

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Brass

19th Century Tibetan Traveling Shrines on Stands "Gau"
Located in Chicago, IL
A collection of traveling shrines from Tibet circa 1850. Each has a brass front and copper back
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects

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Brass, Copper

Antique Nepal Tibet Fine Large Iron Temple Lock, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Antique Nepal Tibet fine large iron temple lock 19th century, in excellent condition. These Iron
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Antique 19th Century Nepalese Antiquities

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Iron

Silver Tibetan Prayer Box with Turquoise and Coral
Located in Chicago, IL
This amulet box (also called a gau) was made in Tibet over a century ago. It probably once held a
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Coral, Turquoise, Silver

Tibetan Buddha Box
Located in New York, NY
Folk art using mineral pigments for the paint, circa 1900, 20th century, origin Tibet. The back panel
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20th Century Tibetan Decorative Boxes

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Pine

Tibetan Buddha Box
Tibetan Buddha Box
H 31.5 in W 25.5 in D 14 in
Antique Leather Tibetan Amulet with Buddha Teaching
Located in Somis, CA
A Tibetan amulet featuring Buddha encased in a handmade leather shrine. Buddha is made of
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20th Century Tibetan Religious Items

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Terracotta, Leather

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

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Silver

Buddhist Gilt Metal Filigree Gem-Set Votive Plaque
Located in New York, US
Our exceptional Buddhist votive plaque from Nepal (or possibly Tibet) features the seated figure of
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Antique Late 19th Century Nepalese Tibetan Metalwork

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Multi-gemstone, Metal

Tibetan Round Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
This amulet box was made in Tibet over a century ago. Chances are that It once held a protective
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Scholar's Objects

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Coral, Brass, Steel

Tibetan Round Traveling Shrine
Tibetan Round Traveling Shrine
H 8 in W 5.25 in D 3 in
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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Silver, Copper

Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
H 15 in W 14 in D 5.5 in
Miniature Tibetan Repoussé Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork

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Brass

Tibetan Hand Carved and Painted Large Wood Temple Shrine Dharma Wheel
Located in Studio City, CA
This piece is truly impressive in every way, shape and form. Large and substantially heavy. Made from solid wood and decorated with what appears to be gold leaf. This is certainly a ...
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20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Tibetan Traveling Gau on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling Gau shrines were used to hold and carry sacred objects and were believed to offer
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Metalwork

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Brass

Tibetan Traveling Gau on Stand
Tibetan Traveling Gau on Stand
H 8 in W 4.75 in D 2.5 in
Petite Tibetan Amitāyus Buddha Charm, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
draped in flowing robes and jewelry. Placed upon an altar table or set within a shrine, the figure
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Metalwork

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Brass

Antique Tibetan Traveling Buddha House with Embroidered Fabric Carrying Case
Located in New York, NY
A small Tibetan traveling Buddha shrine (also known as Gau) complete with embroidered fabric
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Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Religious Items

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Metal

19th Century Tibetan Painted Panel with Mythical Goat
Located in Chicago, IL
Its colors still impressively vibrant, this 19th century painted wood panel from Tibet elevates the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Paintings and Screens

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Wood, Paint

Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Carved Silver Turquoise Gau 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 Tibetan Chinese Export Religious Items

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Silver

Antique Leather Tibetan Amulet with Meditative Buddha
Located in Somis, CA
A Tibetan amulet featuring Buddha Shakyamuni encased in a hand stitched leather shrine. Seated
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20th Century Tibetan Religious Items

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Terracotta, Leather

Antique Tibetan Amulet, Leather with Silvered Terracotta Tara
Located in Somis, CA
A Tibetan amulet featuring Tara encased in a handmade leather shrine. The Tara is made of
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20th Century Tibetan Religious Items

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Terracotta, Leather

19th Century Tibetan Gua with Turquoise and Coral
Located in Chicago, IL
Represented in this Gua, a Tibetan travelling shrine, is a statue of a Bodhisattva, a figure who
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Coral, Bronze

Antique Leather Tibetan Amulet, with Buddha in Meditation
Located in Somis, CA
A Tibetan amulet featuring Buddha encased in a handmade leather shrine. Buddha is made of
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20th Century Tibetan Religious Items

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Leather, Terracotta

Antique Leather Tibetan Amulet, with Buddha in Protection Mudra
Located in Somis, CA
A Tibetan amulet featuring Buddha encased in a handmade leather shrine. Buddha is made of
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20th Century Tibetan Religious Items

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Leather, Terracotta

Antique Tibetan Amulet, Leather with Tara Holding Sword
Located in Somis, CA
A Tibetan amulet featuring Tara encased in a handmade leather shrine. The Tara is made of
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20th Century Tibetan Religious Items

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Terracotta, Leather

Antique Tibetan Amulet, Leather with Green Tara
Located in Somis, CA
A Tibetan amulet featuring Tara encased in a handmade leather shrine. The Tara is made of
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20th Century Tibetan Religious Items

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Leather, Terracotta

Tibetan Bronze Phurba Dagger, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
be kept upon the shrine during ritual ceremony. Commonly shown in the hands of Buddhas and wrathful
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork

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Bronze, Iron

Tibetan Bronze Phurba Dagger, c. 1850
Tibetan Bronze Phurba Dagger, c. 1850
H 14.25 in W 4.5 in D 4 in
Tibetan Green Tara Amulet and Singing Bowl
Located in Somis, CA
singing bowl. The amulet with hand stitched leather shrine houses a finely carved terracotta Green Tara
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20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Brass

Monastery Shrine
Located in New York, NY
Tibetan pine wood monastery Shrine with embossed painting. Contact dealer for further description
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Cupboards

Monastery Shrine
Monastery Shrine
H 59 in W 31 in D 8 in
Pair of Tibetan Buddhist Altar Ornaments
Located in Seattle, WA
temples and shrines as an ultimate guardian against evil intent. This pair is depicted with a necklace of
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Tibetan Religious Items

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Silk

Large old Tibetan Gau
Located in San Francisco, CA
carved figures of a blue manifestation of Buddha, Green Tara and we think Padsambava. The shrine
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Sculptures

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Silver, Copper

Large old Tibetan Gau
Large old Tibetan Gau
H 9 in W 9 in D 3.5 in
Vintage Copper Incense Traveling Case, Original Metal Mounts, Tibet, circa 1940
Located in Houston, TX
and chain, Tibet circa 1940. This slender case was carried as a protective environment for sticks of
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Vintage 1940s Tibetan Antiquities

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Copper

Set of Five Tibetan Protective Objects, Devotional Arts
Located in SOMIS, CA
1.5" W x 3/4" D. A leather bound necklace resembles a shrine that contains a Buddha which is worn
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20th Century Tibetan More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

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Brass, Copper

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