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PORTABLE SARASVATI SHRINE BOX AMULET (GAU) (Item No. Gau 01)
Origin: Tibet
Age: 70 - 150 years approx
Width: 64mm (2.5 inches) approx
Height: 82mm (3.3 inches) approx
Depth: 29mm (1.1 inches) approx
Price: £135 (including postage worldwide)

Old copper and silver gau shrine box, designed to be worn as an amulet on a strap around the neck, or placed on an altar. The gau is filled and empowered, complete with a tsa-tsa (pressed clay figure) of the Sarasvati, the goddess of creativity and art, who is shown playing her long neckd lute (vina).

The gau is in dirty, but good condition except during it's life one of the side brackets used for hanging has broken off, and so the gau is now more suited to placing on an altar. It has a glass or thin mica/rockcrystal front over the tsa-tsa.

A beautiful sacred object suitable to be worn or placed on an altar.

PORTABLE PADMASAMBHAVA (GURU RINPOCHE) SHRINE BOX AMULET (GAU) (Item No. Gau 02)
Origin: Tibet
Age: 70 - 150 years approx
Overall Width: 96mm (3.8 inches) approx
Height: 83mm (3.3 inches) approx
Depth: 31mm (1.1 inches) approx
Price: £115 (including postage worldwide)

Old, heavy, pale brass or low grade silver gau shrine box with the tantric Buddha and first shaman figure Padmadsmbhava engraved on the front.

It was designed to be worn as an amulet on a strap around the neck, or placed on an altar. The gau is not filled and empowered.

The gau is well made, and far heavier than normal gaus of this size, showing it was a high quality item made from thicker metal. It is good condition except during it's life one of the side brackets used for hanging has broken off, this does not impact on the ablity for this gau to be worn on a strap should you wish it, but it could also be filled and empowered and placed on an altar if you would rather not wear it.

A beautiful sacred object suitable to be worn or placed on an altar.

PORTABLE DAKINI SHRINE BOX AMULET (GAU) (Item No. Gau 03)
Origin: Nepal or Tibet
Age: 70 - 150 years approx
Overall Width: 52mm (2.0 inches) approx
Height: 52mm (2.0 inches) approx
Depth: 19mm (0.7 inches) approx
Price: £95 (including postage worldwide) - SOLD

Smaller sized copper and silver gau shrine box with the tantric figure of a dancing dakini on the front.

It was designed to be worn as an amulet on a strap around the neck, or placed on an altar. The gau is filled and empowered.

The gau is well made, but very dirty, showing signs of it's long life as a beloved sacred object.The gau is a dakini gau, representing the empowered active female. the fifure of the dakini on the front is beautifully worked, showing her dancing on one leg in typical dakini style, holding a skull cup in the one hand a flaying knife in the other. The back and front of the gau are tied together with old cloth.

A beautiful, well used, sacred object suitable to be worn or placed on an altar.

PORTABLE BUDDHIST SHRINE BOX AMULET (GAU) (Item No. Gau 04)
Origin: Mongolia
Age: 30 - 100 years approx
Width: 25mm (0.95 inches) approx
Height: 35mm (1.25 inches) approx
Depth: 9mm (0.4 inch) approx
Price: £68 (including postage worldwide)

Copper gau shrine box with a clay tsa-tsa of the Buddha inside. The tsa-tsa is protected by a thin glass front.

Designed to be worn as an amulet on a strap around the neck, or placed on an altar. The gau is filled and empowered. Small gau like this are often worn around the neck on a cord, often with beads and dZi stones.

A beautiful sacred object in good condition, suitable to be worn or placed on an altar.

PORTABLE BUDDHIST SHRINE BOX AMULET (GAU) (Item No. Gau 05)
Origin: Mongolia
Age: 30 - 100 years approx
Width: 22mm (0.9 inches) approx
Height: 29mm (1.2 inches) approx
Depth: 11mm (0.4 inch) approx
Price: £60 (including postage worldwide)

Copper and silver gau shrine box with a clay tsa-tsa of the Buddha inside. The tsa-tsa is protected by a thin glass front which, although is secure, is damaged and could do with replacing.

PORTABLE BUDDHIST SHRINE BOX AMULET (GAU) (Item No. Gau 06)
Origin: Mongolia
Age: 30 - 100 years approx
Width: 23mm (0.9 inches) approx
Height: 32mm (1.3 inches) approx
Depth: 9mm (0.4 inch) approx
Price: £68 (including postage worldwide)

Copper and silver gau shrine box with a small painted picture of the Buddha inside. The tsa-tsa is protected by a thin glass front.

LARGE TURQUOISE AND RED CORAL SHRINE BOX AMULET (GAU) (Item No. Gau 07)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 20 - 50 years approx
Width: 67mm (2.6 inches) approx
Height: 95mm (3.75 inches) approx
Depth: 27mm (1.1 inches) approx
Price: £78 (including postage worldwide)

Large silver or silver alloy gau, set with real or good faux turquoise and red coral cabochons. The gau is filled and empowered.

It is complete, in good condition, and would make a very wearable piece of sacred jewellry.

LARGE PORTABLE SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA SHRINE BOX AMULET (GAU) (Item No. Gau 08)
Origin: Tibet
Age: 30 - 70 years approx
Width: 100mm (4 inches) approx
Height: 130mm (5.1 inches) approx
Depth: 48mm (1.75 inches) approx
Price: £145 (including postage worldwide)

Large copper and silver gau shrine box, designed to be worn as an amulet on a strap around the neck, or placed on an altar. The gau is filled and empowered, complete with a painted tsa-tsa (pressed clay figure) of the Buddha

It is complete with its brocade case and strap and has a glass or thin mica/rockcrystal front over the tsa-tsa.

A beautiful sacred object suitable to be worn or placed on an altar.

PORTABLE BUDDHIST SHRINE BOX AMULET (GAU) (Item No. Gau 09)
Origin: Mongolia
Age: 30 - 100 years approx
Width: 23mm (0.95 inches) approx
Height: 33mm (1.25 inches) approx
Depth: 11mm (0.4 inch) approx
Price: £88 (including postage worldwide)

Copper gau shrine box with a painted clay tsa-tsa of the Buddha inside. The tsa-tsa is protected by a thin glass front.

PORTABLE BUDDHIST SHRINE BOX AMULET (GAU) (Item No. Gau 10)
Origin: Mongolia
Age: 30 - 100 years approx
Width: 22mm (0.9 inches) approx
Height: 29mm (1.1 inches) approx
Depth: 11mm (0.4 inch) approx
Price: £88 (including postage worldwide)

Copper gau shrine box with a clay tsa-tsa of the female long-life 'goddess' Ushnishvijaya inside. The tsa-tsa is protected by a thin glass front.

PORTABLE BUDDHIST SHRINE BOX AMULET (GAU) (Item No. Gau 11)
Origin: Mongolia
Age: 30 - 150 years approx
Width: 37mm (1.45 inches) approx
Height: 49mm (1.95 inches) approx
Depth: 9mm (0.4 inch) approx
Price: £125 (including postage worldwide)

Silver gau shrine box with a hand painted miniature thangka of the protector Palden Lhamo riding on her horse inside. The image is protected by a thin glass front.

TIBETAN SNOW LION BROOCH - AMULET (Item No. Brooch 01)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 15 - 50 years approx
Height: 46mm (1.8 inches) approx
Price: £35 (including postage worldwide)

Small, protective amulet in the form of brooch in the shape of a snow lion. The brooch is made from white metal or low grade silver and is set with faux red coral and turquoise.

A prety, small brooch in nice condition, suitable to be worn.

TIBETAN BODHISATTVA BROOCH - AMULET (Item No. Brooch 02)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 15 - 70 years approx
Height: 62mm (2.5 inches) approx
Price: £35 (including postage worldwide)

Small, protective amulet in the form of brooch in the shape of a Buddha or Bodhisattva. The brooch is made from white metal or low grade silver and is set with faux red coral and real or faux amethyst.

A prety, small brooch in nice condition, suitable to be worn.

TIBETAN LOTUS BUD BROOCH - AMULET (Item No. Brooch 03 )
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 15 - 70 years approx
Height: 116mm (4.5 inches) approx
Price: £38 (including postage worldwide)

Small, protective amulet in the form of brooch in the shape of a lotus bud (Tib: akor). The brooch is made from white metal or low grade silver and is set with faux turquoise and red coral.

A prety, brooch in nice condition, suitable to be worn.

IRON SEAL - PROTECTION AMULET (Item No. Seal 01)
Origin: Tibet
Age: 35 - 150 years approx
Height: 60mm (2.4 inches) approx
Price: £48 (including postage worldwide)

Small, old, solid iron protective amulet seal with an auspicious symbol on the bottom and a hole for a cord.

A beautiful small amulet in nice condition, and suitable to be worn or tied to another object.

IRON SEAL - PROTECTION AMULET (Item No. Seal 02)
Origin: Tibet
Age: 35 - 150 years approx
Height: 66mm (2.6 inches) approx
Price: £48 (including postage worldwide)

Small, old, solid iron protective amulet seal with an auspicious symbol on the bottom and a hole for a cord.

A beautiful small amulet in nice condition, and suitable to be worn or tied to another object.

IRON SEAL - PROTECTION AMULET (Item No. Seal 03)
Origin: Tibet
Age: 35 - 150 years approx
Height: 45mm (1.75 inches) approx
Price: £62 (including postage worldwide)

Beautiful, small, old, solid iron protective amulet seal with an conch shell auspicious symbol on the side, which is made of a brass like metal made to look like gold, set into the iron. There is also an auspicious symbol on the bottom and a hole for a cord.

A rather rare, special small amulet in nice condition, and suitable to be worn or tied to another object.

IRON SEAL - PROTECTION AMULET (Item No. Seal 04)
Origin: Tibet
Age: 35 - 150 years approx
Height: 54mm (2.1 inches) approx
Price: £48 (including postage worldwide)

Small, old, solid iron protective amulet seal with an auspicious symbol on the top and the bottom, and a hole for a cord.

A beautiful small amulet in nice condition, and suitable to be worn or tied to another object.

IRON SEAL - PROTECTION AMULET (Item No. Seal 05)
Origin: Tibet
Age: 35 - 150 years approx
Height: 52mm (2.1 inches) approx
Price: £42 (including postage worldwide)

Small old solid iron protective amulet seal with an auspicious symbol on the top and the bottom and a hole for a cord.

A beautiful small amulet in nice condition, and suitable to be worn or tied to another object.

SILVER SEAL - PROTECTION AMULET (Item No. Seal 06)
Origin: Tibet
Age: 35 - 150 years approx
Height: 54mm (2.1 inches) approx
Price: £22 (including postage worldwide)

Small old silver or silver alloy protective amulet seal with an auspicious symbol on the bottom and a hole for a cord.

A beautiful small amulet in nice condition, and suitable to be worn or tied to another object.

POSSIBLY ANCIENT STONE SEAL - AMULET (Item No. Seal 07)
Origin: Tibet or Adjacent Areas of Central Asia
Age of carved stone: 100 - 2000 years approx
Height: 40mm (1.6 inches) approx
Price: £55 (including postage worldwide) - SOLD

Pyramid shaped, old stone (which I think is very dark Lapis lazuli from Afghanistan) seal with a carved animal on the bottom. It has been fixed in recent times into a silver, looped cap, making it wearable.

It is hard to say what the animal is, but I think it is either a deer or a mountain goat or wild sheep. Thee is a crescent moon above the rear of the animal, and two other other deliberate marks infront of it.

A special small amulet in nice condition, suitable to be worn or tied to another object.

MONGOLIAN OR TIBETAN SHAMANISTIC-ANAMISTIC GARUDA THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet 01)
Origin: MONGOLIA OR TIBET
Age: 50 -200 years approx
Heigth: 49mm (1.9 inches) approx
Price: £58 (including postage worldwide)

Copper garuda amulet with hanging holes. The garuda or space eagle is a giant mythical bird that appears in both Buddhist as well as shamanic teachings.

MONGOLIAN OR TIBETAN SHAMANISTIC-ANAMISTIC GARUDA THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet 02)
Origin: MONGOLIA OR TIBET
Age: 50 -150 years approx
Heigth: 56mm (1.9 inches) approx
Price: £58 (including postage worldwide)

Nice, well cast white bronze garuda amulet with hanging hole. The garuda or space eagle is a giant mythical bird that appears in both Buddhist as well as shamanic teachings.

MONGOLIAN SHAMANISTIC-ANAMISTIC GARUDA THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet 03)
Origin: MONGOLIA OR INNER MONGOLIA
Age: Unknown
Heigth: 75mm (3 inches) approx
Price: £36 (including postage worldwide)

Large bronze garuda amulet with hanging hole cast in the back. The garuda or space eagle is a giant mythical bird that appears in both Buddhist as well as shamanic teachings. The amulet is probably of no great age.

TIBETAN COPPER SHAMANISTIC-ANAMISTIC SNOW LEOPARD THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet 04)
Origin: TIBET or MONGOLIA
Age: 40-150 years approx
Width: 48mm (1.8 inches) approx
Price: £65 (including postage worldwide) - SOLD

Very fine, skillfully crafted, copper thogchag of a snow leopard. This is a beautifully crafted example of a Tibetan man's protective amulet, with a design that stretches right back to Scythian artwork around 2,000 years ago. A very speical peice.

TIBETAN SHAMANISTIC-ANAMISTIC SNOW LION THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet 05)
Origin: MONGOLIA OR INNER MONGOLIA
Age: 50-200 years approx
Width: 45mm (1.8 inches) approx
Price: £55 (including postage worldwide)

Bronze thogchag of a snow lion. The snow lion is a Tibetan protector spirit. symbolising fearlessness and unconditional cheerfulness. It is the animal totem of the East, representing the earth element in Tibetan cosmology.

TIBETAN SHAMANISTIC-ANAMISTIC PHURBA THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet 06)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 50-200 years approx
Height: 55mm (2.3 inches) approx
Price: £55 (including postage worldwide) - SOLD

Well worn, old thogchag of a phurba, made of copper rich brass or bronze.

LARGE TIBETAN SHAMANISTIC-ANAMISTIC HORSE THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet 07)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 50-200 years approx
Width: 67mm (2.7 inches) approx
Price: £65 (including postage worldwide) - SOLD

Well worn, old bronze thogchag of a trotting horse.

TIBETAN PADMAPANI THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet 08)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal approx
Age: 30-100 years
Width: 33mm (1.3 inches) approx
Price: £40 (including postage worldwide)

Nice, old silver allowy or white bronze thogchag of Padmapani - a form of Avalokiteshvara.

TIBETAN DOUBLE VAJRA THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet 09)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 30-100 years approx
Height: 45mm (1.7 inches) approx
Price: £38 (including postage worldwide)

A nice silver alloy or white bronze amulet showing two vajras. A similar amulet to one that sold a while ago, although the casting on this example is not quite so crisp.

TIBETAN BRONZE TSA-TSA OR THOGCHAG AMULET OF GREEN TARA (Item No. Amulet 10)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 50-200 years approx
Height: 60mm (2.4 inches) approx
Price: £65 (including postage worldwide)

Large, well cast, heavy bronze Green Tara tsa-tsa or altar object. The tsa-tsa has no hanging hole and is more suited to putting in a gau or placing on an alter.

TIBETAN MELONG (RITUAL MIRROR) THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet Mirror 01)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 50-200 years approx
Width: 40mm (1.6 inches) approx
Price: £38 (including postage worldwide)

Nice old bronze mirror amulet. These metal mirrors are worn like shaman's mirrors are in Mongolia and Siberia, except in TIbet they are worn by none shamans as a form of protection.

This example has a double dorje on it, representing stable undefiled pure consciousness, and of course the four directions. The back of most of these amulets is a representaion of the wheel of life held by Yama the god of death.

TIBETAN MELONG (RITUAL MIRROR) THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet Mirror 02)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 50-200 years approx
Width: 42mm (1.6 inches) approx
Price: £38 (including postage worldwide)

Nice old bronze mirror amulet. These metal mirrors are worn like shaman's mirrors are in Mongolia and Siberia, except in TIbet they are worn by none shamans as a form of protection.

This example has the mantra for Om on it. The back of most of these amulets is a representaion of the wheel of life held by Yama the god of death.

TIBETAN MELONG (RITUAL MIRROR) THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet Mirror 03)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 100-400 years approx
Width: 33mm (1.6 inches) approx
Price: £38 (including postage worldwide)

Nice, very old bronze mirror amulet. These metal mirrors are worn like shaman's mirrors are in Mongolia and Siberia, except in TIbet they are worn by none shamans as a form of protection.

This example has the mantra for Om on it. The back of most of these amulets is a representaion of the wheel of life held by Yama the god of death.

There is an ancient small casting hole in this mirror which can just be made out about half way between the bottom of the mantra and the bottom of the mirror on the mantra side. This is an ancient casting mistake and does not effect the strength of the mirror in any way.

LARGE TIBETAN SILVER AND GEM STONE PENDANT (Item No. Amulet 10)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 20-40 years approx
Height: 92mm (3.6 inches) approx
Price: £45 (including postage worldwide)

Nice, large, well made silver pendant set with turquoise, lapis, goldstone and (real of faux) red coral.

This is an interesting piece, suspended on a decorated eye hole, allowing it to be threaded on a cord and worn. I suspect this is part of a ritual costume rather than a bit of every day jewellery. It is very well made and attractive.

MONGOLIAN BRONZE SHAMANISTIC-ANAMISTIC DEER AND FAWN THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet 11)
Origin: MONGOLIA OR INNER MONGOLIA
Age: Unknown
Height: 70mm (2.80 inches) approx
Price: £28 (including postage worldwide) - SOLD

Large Deer with fawn standing on it's back amulet. The amulet is probably of no great age.

MONGOLIAN BRONZE SHAMANISTIC-ANAMISTIC MAN WITH DRAGONS THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet 12)
Origin: MONGOLIA OR INNER MONGOLIA
Age: Unknown
Width: 88mm (3.50 inches) approx
Price: £22 (including postage worldwide)

Large thogchag or horse decoration showing a man surrounded with a circle of dragons with what appears to be tigers riding on each of their backs. The amulet is probably of no great age.

MONGOLIAN BRONZE SHAMANISTIC-ANAMISTIC WOLF AND CUB THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet 13)
Origin: MONGOLIA OR INNER MONGOLIA
Age: Unknown
Width: 68mm (2.7 inches) approx
Price: £28 (including postage worldwide)

Thogchag of a wolf and cub. The wolf is shown regurgitating food for the cub to eat. The amulet is probably of no great age.

MONGOLIAN SHAMANISTIC-ANAMISTIC STANDING BUDDHA OR SPIRIT THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet 14)
Origin: MONGOLIA OR INNER MONGOLIA
Age: Unknown
Overall height: 52mm (2 inches) approx
Price: £18 (including postage worldwide)

A small bronze standing figure which appears to be wearing a crown. It might represent a Buddha or Boddisattva or perhaps a local spirit. The amulet is probably of no great age.

MONGOLIAN BRONZE SHAMANISTIC-ANAMISTIC GOAT AND KID THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet 15)
Origin: MONGOLIA OR INNER MONGOLIA
Age: Unknown
Width: 32mm (1.1 inches) approx
Price: £19 (including postage worldwide)

A small goat and kid amulet. The amulet is probably of no great age. Amulets representing herd animals areoften important to nomads looking after their flock.

BUDDHIST KALACHAKRA MANTRA THOGCHAG AMULET (Item No. Amulet 16)
Origin: Tibet or Nepal
Age: 10 - 25 years approx
Height: 31mm (1.3 inches) approx
Price: £19 (including postage worldwide)

A silver amulet of the Kalachakra mantra.

TSA-TSA (PRESSED FIRED CLAY VOTIVE OFFERING) (Item No. tsa-tsa 01)
Origin: Tibet
Age: 50 - 300 years approx
Width: 58mm (2.5 inches) approx
Height: 88mm (3.4 inches) approx
Depth: 19mm (0.6 inches) approx
Price: £29 (including postage worldwide)

Tsa-tsa are pressed, fired clay offerings made from molds and often put into gau boxes or placed inside a stupa (chorten) or other sacred place. They also had a use as a pilgrimage object collected by pilgrims from shrines they had visited, much like medieval European pilgrim badges - some of which were also pressed fired clay.