Jewelry

29-235-51

From: Tibet

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 29-235-51
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tibetan
Provenience Tibet
Section Asian
Materials Brass | Turquoise
Description

Oval, brass set thickly with turquoise, yellow woven cord. Oval box with hinge-shaped loop on top. Loop inlaid with four turquoise stones (1 missing). Side with 8 turquoise stones (1 missing); other side with 7 (5 missing). On top, 2 concentric ovals of turquoise; outer has 15, inner has 4. Plain back of silver (?), on a 24 cm by .5 cm tan cord.

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 92-1-141 - Found in Collection Number

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