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. |
| Height | 12 |
| Width | 5 |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Alexander Scott, 1914 |
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