| Native Name | Chorten |
| Object Number | 51-4-39 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tibetan | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Tibet |
| Date Made | 18th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bronze | Copper |
| Iconography | Chorten | Stupa |
| Description | Elaborate Tibetan type reliquary in the shape of a chorten (stupa). Two lions flanking three wish-fulfilling jewels appear on each side near the base. This is surmounted by a dome-shaped container with an arched niche containing an image of the Buddha. The container supports a thirteen ribbed spire with foliate scrolls below a canopy. The top finial is missing which would have likely had a sun and moon motif. Heavily gilded with a copper base inscribed on the bottom. |
| Height | 17.7 cm |
| Width | 10.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Robert R. Service, 1951 |
| Other Number | 13 - Other Number | 145-L-22 - Other Number |
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