Tibetan Gau Box Pendant with Turquoise zuni_ring A most delicate necklace from

A most delicate necklace from Yemen

Total length: 85mm (3

Length of front: 29mm (1

Here we have a double turquoise pendant set

Tibetan Gau Box Pendant with Turquoise zuni_ring A most delicate necklace fromHere we have a gorgeous tibetan 800 silver gau (also spelled Ghau or Gao) prayer box pendant adorned with a turquoise in the center. The back depicts a double dorje. This prayer box (it is openable at the back!) is used to hold and carry powerful amuletic objects. As used in Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and Mongolia, the Gau box usually contains a written prayer or a sacred yantra diagram such as the kalachakra. A beautiful example of a tibetan prayer box