<!-- Pramāṇa, a library of Indian primary sources · https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-143-1922 -->

[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) › Box

# Box

Octagonal box, with hinged cover, for Tibetan Lamaist use. Framework of silver, parcel-gilt, jewelled with crystal bosses and precious stones. The cover is thickly encrusted with gems, partly set in filigree, surrounding a large crystal boss carved in relief with a conventional dragon.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1700–1799 CE

---
Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-143-1922](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-143-1922) · Pramāṇa
