A Silver Gau Box
Tibet, 18th Century
The top with a big turtle on his back, his hands and feet holding the corners of a square containing nine numerical squares (sme-ba), at center, surrounded by the eight Chinese trigrams (pa-kua), encircled by the zodiac cycle, all surrounded by various ritual objects, animals, and vegetation, with a foliate design lightly incised around the sides, and two handles on the left and right sides
3 ¾ in. (9.2 cm.) wide
A Silver Gau Box
Tibet, 18th Century
The top with a big turtle on his back, his hands and feet holding the corners of a square containing nine numerical squares (sme-ba), at center, surrounded by the eight Chinese trigrams (pa-kua), encircled by the zodiac cycle, all surrounded by various ritual objects, animals, and vegetation, with a foliate design lightly incised around the sides, and two handles on the left and right sides
3 ¾ in. (9.2 cm.) wide
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