Treasure
Gilded frieze, Georgetown
Date Published

: Altar
: Temples / Joss House
: Gulf Country (Qld & NT)
: Georgetown
: 1905 to 1957
: Temples / Joss House
: Gulf Country (Qld & NT)
: Georgetown
: 1905 to 1957
Gilded frieze, Georgetown.

Gilded frieze, Georgetown
Image Courtesy of: Terrestrial Information Centre, Georgetown
This is most likley a section from the altar of the Georgetown Joss House erected in 1905 and destroyed by a flood after 1957. It shows a range of mythological animals and would have been part of a much larger carved and gilded piece.

Gilded frieze, Georgetown
Image Courtesy of: Terrestrial Information Centre, Georgetown

Gilded frieze, Georgetown
Image Courtesy of: Terrestial Information Centre, Georgetown

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