Reliquary
Stupa
A1233
From: Nepal | Tibet (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Chorten |
Object Number | A1233 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Nepalese | Buddhist | Tibetan (uncertain) | Tibetan Buddhist (uncertain) |
Provenience | Nepal | Tibet (uncertain) |
Date Made | 12th Century - 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Bronze | Stone (uncertain) | Glass (uncertain) | Gilding |
Technique | Gilded |
Iconography | Chorten | Stupa | Buddhist Symbols | Dhyani Buddhas |
Description | Lama Buddhist stupa, or chorten, shaped reliquary. Bronze gilt. Little stupa used as a container for religious relics and as object of worship. Depicts the "World-lotus" rising from the sea with the stupa proper representing the Universe-in-microcosm. Dedicated to the worship of the five Dhyani Buddhas, whose symbols are shown on the sides. |
Credit Line | Purchased from Alexander Scott, 1914 |
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