Leaf-Shaped Box
Top decoration: Newari; box: Tibet, Lhasa area
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This box made for an elite patron presents the god Vishnu, in carved aquamarine, in a field of emeralds. The lid was made in a Nepalese workshop, while the gold box was manufactured in Tibet. The object speaks for a seamless integration of Hindu deities with the Tibetan pantheon.
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