Looks a nice old
Gau, congratulations.
There was an interesting exhibition in the Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (England), a couple of years ago, on Tibetan Art & Culture. Additionally, a useful catalogue was published entitled "Buddha's Word, the life of Books in Tibet and Beyond", with a chapter on
Gau amulets. Seemingly they would sometimes be worn in battle, as they were thought to render the wearer invunerable...
