Thayekhittaya: Reliquary Lid
Stone
Thayekhittaya: Reliquary Lid
MYANMAR, Bago, Hmawza
The slab was excavated from Thayekhittaya, one of the ancient capitals of Pyu. The piece is presumed to have been a reliquary lid since it accompanied a silver-gilt reliquary. A domed stupa is carved in low relief on the slab. Five niches at the base of the stupa have similar meditating Buddha figures that represent the three Buddhas of the past, a Buddha of the present, and Maitreya, the Buddha to come. Faint carvings of heavenly beings are visible on both sides of the stupa, holding parasols. The damaged structure at the top seems to support a double-tier canopy with banners attached on both sides.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1204.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Thayekhittaya: Reliquary Lid." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1204.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Thayekhittaya: Reliquary Lid" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1204.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Thayekhittaya: Reliquary Lid. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1204).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z},
pages = 1204,
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volume = 13,
year = {2016}}