Ritual Box

18th century

27.5 cm 22.1 cm 13.5 cm

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The surfaces of this gilded silver and box are richly embellished with symbols and mantras associated with the destruction of malevolent spirits. On the front is a symbolic representation of the protective female deity Lhamo. The precise function of the box within a ritual con...

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23140
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Present in Kathmandu, Nepal; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, Winter 1983; given to Walters Art Museum, 2007.
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en
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