Stupa
Base
2026-5-1.1
From: United States of America | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 2026-5-1.1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | United States of America | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia |
| Creator | Tom Leighton |
| Date Made | 2022 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Plastic | Metal |
| Description | Base of a 3-D printed gold-colored miniature stupa housing a sealed metal cylindrical capsule (2026-5-1.3) with DNA that encodes the Diamond Sutra. The stupa has a detachable lid (2026-5-1.2) which has tenons that fit into mortises on the base. Lifting off the lid reveals the metal capsule inside. The characters "金剛經" are inscribed on the underside of the lid. A QR code linking to the project's online repository appears on the bottom of the base and on one end of the metal capsule. |
| Height | 4 cm |
| Length | 12 cm |
| Width | 12 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Marcus Bingenheimer, 2026 |
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