| Object Number | 98-16-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Buddhist |
| Provenience | India |
| Period | 20th Century |
| Date Made | 1956 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Metal |
| Iconography | Temple | Stupa | Buddha | Birthday | Buddha Jayanti |
| Inscription Language | English Language |
| Description | A votive supta created to celebrate the 2500th Buddha Jayanti which commemorates the Buddha's birth, enlightement, and death on the full moon of the Vaisakha month. It was likely modelled after an example in the National Museum, New Delhi (accession no. 49.129). The inscription on the front indicates it is a souvenir. It reads: SOUVENIR 2500th BUDDHA JAYANTI INDIA 1956 |
| Height | 39.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Estate of Eleanor Hill Edgerton, 1998 |
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