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Wine container made of buffalo horn.
#04010323

Wine container made of buffalo horn.

Reliquary with the eight auspicious symbols, used as a portable altar, or as a shrine on an altar for a specially precious relic. Silver, fire-gilding, copper back, H: 17 cm
#04010324

Reliquary with the eight auspicious symbols, used as a portable altar, or...

Administrative document and pencase. The document is in cursive script, with seals, and describes a list of boxes and loads sent with the annual move of the monks of Thimphu to Punakha at the beginning of the winter. Pen case:iron,gold and silver applications, L: 37 cm
#04010326

Administrative document and pencase. The document is in cursive script, with sea...

Set of five implements for the fire-offering ceremony: the ganzgar and ganglu are the two ladles; the tsesum is the trident; the drigu, the cutting knife; and the yutho, the stick. Box: wood, velvet, 94 x 26,5 cm
#04010327

Set of five implements for the fire-offering ceremony: the ganzgar and ganglu a...

Dagger, chromium-plated iron; handle: iron with gold and silver applications. Probably royal provenance. Short, straight daggers are traditionally carried by Bhutanese men;these daggers have have simple,wooden sheaths and handles. L:L: 39,5 cm
#04010335

Dagger, chromium-plated iron; handle: iron with gold and silver applications....

While clay teapots were used by ordinary people, a copper teapot of this quality would have been reserved for use by the nobility. Copper, H: 38,5 cm
#04010336

While clay teapots were used by ordinary people, a copper teapot of this qu...

Made of copper ornamented with silver bands and medal- lions, this large teapot of royal provenance is a fine example of the art of the metalworker. The handle is formed by a dragon while the spout is a horned makara, a mythical animal associated with the ocean. H: 41 cm
#04010338

Made of copper ornamented with silver bands and medal- lions, this large teapot...

This intricate silver box (gau) is a personal amulet box, containing prayers, small statues or relics. It is carried around the neck when travelling. Silver,fire-gilding, turquoise, 17 x 12 cm
#04010339

This intricate silver box (gau) is a personal amulet box, containing prayers,...

Lidded container used for ceremonial offerings associated with good fortune as its name, yang tro, suggests. Bronze, H: 19,5 cm
#04010341

Lidded container used for ceremonial offerings associated with good for...

Bow and arrow of the second King of Bhutan, Jigme Wangchuk (1905-1952, crowned in 1926).
#04010346

Bow and arrow of the second King of Bhutan, Jigme Wangchuk (1905-195...

Chain mail of a high-ranking officer.
#04010356

Chain mail of a high-ranking officer.

Chain mail of a high-ranking officer.
#04010357

Chain mail of a high-ranking officer.