Antique Burmese Thai manuscript Bible box teak

Description

Antique Burmese Thai manuscript Bible box teak
A Buddhist manuscript Bible storage box is a box for storage of the pages of the Buddhist manuscript Sutra, or other complete text. These pages are loose pages; some times they are bound by a wood manuscript cover on the top and bottom and other times they are bound by a square piece of cloth with a ribbon attached to it. The pages remain loose and are not bound like books in the west. Occasionally the scriptures are looped together with a string or leather tong, but this is the rare exception. The storage box would keep these scriptures safe that were bound using the cloth and ribbon method; additionally they would be used to transport multiple books. The size of the pages varies greatly: the smallest that I have seen are 3" x 7" the largest are 8" x 23". The pages are many times painted black and then paint made from pure silver or gold is used to letter them.
This storage box was hand made carved in the Thai ancient pattern style, hand gilt of gold leaf, and painted in Buddhist religion color in tone of yellow
and red.
It is size W 8.2" by L 26" by 9.2", and weight over 6.5 Kgs.
It is in an unique , original from Thai temple, and in good condition overall.
An item will be shipped by Thailand Post which it may takes 2-3 weeks or more depend on postal to a buyer.