Vintage Treasure Box | Finely Carved Ritual Box

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Vintage Treasure Box, Beautifully Carved With 24K Gold A vintage Treasure Box is a form of a box that is square structured and with a removable lid for storage. It is a beautifully hand-carved box made of copper and plated with pure 24K gold. Each side of the box is carved with meaningful symbols giving it a classic appearance. The Treasure tradition has some precedents in Buddhism. One striking example is a prophecy by the Buddha in the Pratyutpannasamadhi Sutra that predicts the sutra would come to be hidden in the ground for future times when it could be propagated again. The Treasures also draw widely on various notions about revelation and visionary inspiration. However, as a well-defined movement with far-reaching political and cultural significance, Treasure is a distinctively Tibetan phenomenon. The Treasure Box today has evolved. It has been designed to store items for practical use, to one used to hold family trinkets. Chests back in the day were used primarily as a storage unit rather than just a similar piece to those used today. They have also been used primarily as decoration pieces. --------------------------------------------------------- Size: 23cm/9" (Height), 18cm/7" (Base)Depth:13cmWeight:1.87kg (approximately) ----------------------------------------------------------- Show more