[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Ivory plaque # Ivory plaque This type of carved irovy plaque had a probable amuletic use and may originally have been encased within a ga'u or amulet box. Palden Lhamo is an important Dharmapala or defender of Buddhism in Tibet and is regarded as the defender of the Dalai Lamas and of Lhasa. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1695–1804 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-126-1929](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-126-1929) · Pramāṇa