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Gau, or reliquary locket
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 19th century (1801 - 1900)
- Material and technique
- silver locket inset with turquoises; tin back
- Dimensions
- 2.7 x 11.8 x 11.1 cm irregular, max. (height x width x depth)
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container › case › amulet-case › gau,
- No. of items
- 2
- Credit line
- Presented by Mrs Pamela B. Knight, 1978.
- Accession no.
- EA1978.72
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Further reading
Allan, James W., ‘Travellers of Faith: Pilgrim Tales’, Ruth Barnes and Crispin Branfoot, eds, Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006), p. 111, illus. p. 111 fig. 94
Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006, Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey, Ruth Barnes and Crispin Branfoot, eds. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2006), p. 111, illus. p. 111 fig. 94
Location
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First floor | Room 28 | Asian Crossroads
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First floor | Room 28 | Asian Crossroads
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