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Tibetan Shrine

Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Located in Houston, TX
A large antique Tibetan Buddha shrine or prayer box (also known as Gau) which encases a painted
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Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Antiquities

Materials

Copper, Silver

Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
H 15.25 in W 13.25 in D 5.75 in
Tibetan Repoussé Traveling Shrine, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects

Materials

Brass

Tibetan Traveling Prayer Shrine Gau
Located in Redding, CT
Tibetan Traveling Prayer Shrine Gau. A large antique Tibetan Buddha shrine or prayer box (also
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Antique Early 1900s Anglo-Indian Antiquities

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper

Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine with Silk Case, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine with Silk Case, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Brass

Tibetan Indian Nepalese Bronze Amulet Temple Shrine Figures Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
over their heads. Likely Tibetan or Indian/ Nepalese. Has a beautiful patina acquired over time. From a
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20th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Pair of Tibetan or Nepalese Bronze Amulets Temple Shrine Figures Artifacts
Located in Studio City, CA
/Northern Nepal. Was acquired from a collection of Asian/ Tibetan/Nepalese and Indian artifacts. We
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Tibetan Bronze and Gilt Temple Shrine Sculpture of Deity Bodhisattva White Tara
Located in Studio City, CA
This is a fantastic piece. Perhaps part of a Tibetan temple shrine at one time. Beautiful faded
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20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Shrine for Tibet, The Alice S. Kandell Collection Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A Shrine for Tibet: The Alice S. Kandell Collection. Collection of Tibetan Sacred Art Marylin Rhie
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Early 2000s Tibetan Tibetan Books

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Paper

Framed Tibetan Woven Silk Kesi Panel of Kirtimukha
Located in Atlanta, GA
or the image of a deity, or over the lintel of the gate to the shrine. In Tibetan Buddhism, it
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20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Textiles

Materials

Silk

Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
prayer during their travel. This Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha shrine) made from Tibetan silver with a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Early 20th Century Large Antique Tibetan Ghau Prayer Box With Three Buddha
Located in Pomona, CA
during their travel. This large Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha shrine) made from Tibetan silver with
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Bronze

19th Century Chinese Temple Architectural Corbel Carved Sculpture Pair
Located in Forney, TX
, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan ancestral shrines. The statues bring good lucky, and can be found in nearly every
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Architectural Elements

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Wood, Paint

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Tibetan Shrine Box with Chenresi Tsakli, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
century portable Tibetan shrine and likely once contained a Buddhist statue or prayer scroll. The lid of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Religious Items

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric, Wood

Tibetan Traveling Gau Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling gau shrines were used to hold and carry sacred objects and were believed to offer
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass, Steel

Tibetan Traveling Gau Shrine
Tibetan Traveling Gau Shrine
H 10 in W 4.5 in D 2.5 in
Early 20th Century Tibetan Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
Beginning with the “om” written on the left hand side of this traveling shrine, an itinerant
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Religious Items

Materials

Brass, Steel

Pair of Tibetan Petite Traveling Gau Shrines
Located in Chicago, IL
A Buddhist follower may have purchased this pair of Tibetan traveling shrines over a century ago
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Steel, Brass

19th Century Tibetan Traveling Shrines on Stands "Gau"
Located in Chicago, IL
Keywords: tibet, tibetan, buddha, buddhist, gau, prayer, shrine, amulet, brass
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

Pair of Early 20th Century Miniature Tibetan Traveling Shrines
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Religious Items

Materials

Brass

Carved In Relief Tibetan Buddhist Temple Shrine Plaque with Figures 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Carved In Relief Tibetan Buddhist Temple Shrine Plaque with Figures 20thC Measures - 12 5/8" x 10
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20th Century Asian Religious Items

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
prayer during their travel. This Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha shrine) made from Tibetan silver with a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Miniature Tibetan Repoussé Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Located in Houston, TX
A large antique Tibetan Buddha shrine or prayer box (also known as Gau) which encases a painted
Category

Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Antiquities

Materials

Silver, Copper

Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
H 15 in W 14 in D 5.5 in
Tibetan Round Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
, religious relic or was used as a portable shrine. The body of this shrine has intricately detailed chasing
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Scholar's Objects

Materials

Coral, Brass, Steel

Tibetan Round Traveling Shrine
Tibetan Round Traveling Shrine
H 8 in W 5.25 in D 3 in
Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine with Silk Case, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Religious Items

Materials

Brass, Copper

Tibetan Hand Carved and Painted Large Wood Temple Shrine Dharma Wheel
Located in Studio City, CA
piece. We cannot find another like it. From a collection of Tibetan furniture and artifacts. We do not
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20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Tibetan Traveling Gau on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling Gau shrines were used to hold and carry sacred objects and were believed to offer
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Tibetan Traveling Gau on Stand
Tibetan Traveling Gau on Stand
H 8 in W 4.75 in D 2.5 in
19th Century Tibetan Gua with Turquoise and Coral
Located in Chicago, IL
Represented in this Gua, a Tibetan travelling shrine, is a statue of a Bodhisattva, a figure who
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Coral, Bronze

Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
prayer during their travel. This Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha shrine) made from Tibetan silver with a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Tibetan Shrine
Located in East Hampton, NY
Turn of the Century Q'ing Dynasty Tibetan Golden Painted Shrine
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Antique 19th Century Painted Furniture

Tibetan Shrine
Tibetan Shrine
H 37.5 in W 18 in D 13 in
Monastery Shrine
Located in New York, NY
Tibetan pine wood monastery Shrine with embossed painting. Contact dealer for further description
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Cupboards

Monastery Shrine
Monastery Shrine
H 59 in W 31 in D 8 in
Antique Traveling Tibetan Buddha Shrines
Located in New York, NY
Three antique Tibetan Buddha shrines or prayer boxes (also known as Gaus). These three pieces are
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Early 20th Century Chinese Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Antique Tibetan Traveling Buddha House with Embroidered Fabric Carrying Case
Located in New York, NY
A small Tibetan traveling Buddha shrine (also known as Gau) complete with embroidered fabric
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Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Religious Items

Materials

Metal

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Other

Tibetan Antique Carpet from Private Collection
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique Tibetan carpet from my private collection: dark grey with three big pink flowers - The blue color has a special long preparation procedure and it's used for important carpet...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Japanese Wood Gilt Lacquer Buddha Buddhist Temple Traveling Zushi Shrine Altar
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Japanese Buddhist portable traveling zushi shrine altar with Amida Buddha (Amitabha) concealed inside the folded wood doors. This work dates back to the late Meiji/ E...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

19th Century Chinese Chippendale Pagoda Cabinet
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classi...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Tibetan Elm Pegam Apothecary Bookcase Chest Altar Cabinet Bench Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Tibetan Pegam book chest bench seat. Made of elm with serpentine form and vibrant hand painted floral acanthus motif that features three toed dragons, big cats, fruit and bir...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Cabinets

Materials

Elm, Paint

20th Century Vintage Tibetan Massive Painted Altar Table, Console
Located in Pomona, CA
Size: 32in H x53in W x 18in D Drawer: 3 1/4in H x 10in W x 13in D Origin: Tibet Circa: 1950's Material: Wood Condition: Solid wood construction, very heavy and sturdy, hand pain...
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Mid-20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Furniture

Materials

Wood

Rare Antique Tibetan Khadin Rug - Phoenix and Floral Indigo Wool Hand Knotted
Located in New York, NY
Antique indigo blue Tibetan Khaden rug with orange phoenix and floral ornamentation. The design and iconography is very unusual - unique as far as we know. All the colors are natural...
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Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Bronze Tibetan Yab-Yum Statue
Located in Ferndale, MI
Yab-yum statue symbolizing a union of wisdom and compassion, masculine and feminine, active and passive, compassion and insight necessary for enlightenment. Has significant weight to...
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20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Tibetan Yab-Yum Statue
Bronze Tibetan Yab-Yum Statue
H 7.75 in W 4.75 in D 4 in
19th Century, Antique Tibetan Wooden Buddhist Mahakala Mask with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Tibetan wooden Buddhist Mahakala mask (Shaman Exorcism Mask Yama God of Death) with stand. Age: Tibet, 19th Century Size: Height 36.6 C.M. / Width 28.3 C.M. / Thickness 14.7 C.M....
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Framed Antique Tibetan Thangka of Yamantaka with Consort
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Tibetan Thangka with polychrome pigments on cloth, circa mid to late 19th century. It depicts Yamantaka, also known as Vajrabhairava, who is a wrathful manifestation of Ma...
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens

Materials

Textile

18th Century Tibetan Thangka Of Amitayus Buddha
Located in Dallas, TX
A THANGKA DEPICTING AMITAYUS, 18TH CENTURY Tibet. Distemper on cloth, with a silk brocade frame, mounted as a hanging scroll with wood handles. Finely painted with Amitayus seated i...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings

Materials

Silk

Set of Two Tibetan Tsa Tsa
Located in Chicago, IL
This stack of two molded ceramic tsa tsa bricks depict Buddhist deities. Each was a meditation created in a monastery by a Buddhist monk in training. They were sold to religious pilg...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects

Materials

Clay

Set of Two Tibetan Tsa Tsa
Set of Two Tibetan Tsa Tsa
H 10.75 in W 11.5 in D 5.5 in
Tibetan Flint Striker, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In 19th-century Tibet, many men carried a fire striker to help ensure survival in the often-harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. Known as mechag, such strikers would hang from one's...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects

Materials

Coral, Gold Plate, Steel, Metal

Tibetan Flint Striker, C. 1850
Tibetan Flint Striker, C. 1850
H 14.75 in W 4 in D 2.5 in
15th Century Northern Thai Bronze Buddha Masterpiece w Provenance - 9200
Located in Ukiah, CA
Masterpiece 15th century Northern Thai bronze Buddha. This is the best of the best. Traces of gilding in the crevices of the hair, behind the ears, etcetera. The casting is crisp, th...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Thai Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

18thC Tibetan Buddha or Bodhisattva. Rare and Fine - 9460
Located in Ukiah, CA
Rare type 18thC Tibetan Buddha or Bodhisattva. 5.25" tall not including its custom base.  Very distinctive sculpting style in the way the crown and robes are deliberately displayed a...
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Antique 18th Century Tibetan Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Tibetan Headdress
Located in New York, NY
Vintage tibetan headdress: Measures: 8" x 10" x H 23". Weighs 10 LBS.
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20th Century Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal

Vintage Tibetan Headdress
Vintage Tibetan Headdress
H 23 in W 10 in D 8 in
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Tibetan Shrine For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Tibetan shrine for your home. Frequently made of metal, brass and copper, every Tibetan shrine was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the Tibetan shrine you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A Tibetan shrine, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Tibetan Shrine?

Prices for a Tibetan shrine can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $428 and can go as high as $3,900, while the average can fetch as much as $1,130.