Box Item Number: Ee4.38 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Square metal box (part b) with lid (part a). The box lid is gold-coloured metal with chips of turquoise arranged in a double outline of two concentric squares with a round design in the middle. Off of each side, there are triangular projections, two of which are inlaid with little turquoise stones while the other pair are bare. Underneath one inlaid triangle, there is a cylindrical loop, and under the other, there is an oval metal piece with a tiny ring attached. The box is grey metal and square with only two raised sides.
Item History
- Made in Tibet
- Owned by Albert Poole, F. Abner Poole and Louise Eleanor Poole before March 15, 1982
- Received from Albert Poole (Donor), F. Abner Poole (Donor) and Louise Eleanor Poole (Donor) on March 15, 1982
What
- Name
- Box
- Identification Number
- Ee4.38 a-b
- Type of Item
- box
- Material
- metal and turquoise mineral
- Overall
- height 1.7 cm, width 6.8 cm, depth 6.6 cm
- Part A
- height 1.4 cm, width 6.8 cm, depth 6.6 cm
- Part B
- height 0.5 cm, width 4.3 cm, depth 3.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tibetan
- Previous Owner
- Albert Poole, F. Abner Poole and Louise Eleanor Poole
- Received from
- Albert Poole (Donor), F. Abner Poole (Donor) and Louise Eleanor Poole (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tibet
When
- Ownership Date
- before March 15, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on March 15, 1982
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0787/0007 a-b