Stupa
Gilt bronze
Stupa
THAILAND; Ayutthaya Kingdom
This bronze stupa was cast in the 16th century and consists of a base, body, and spire. The octagonal base is decorated with embossed lines, and the bell-shaped body is surmounted by a harmika with miniature columns, followed by a tall, tapering spire consisting of 15 stacked rings. The spire culminates in a slender finial. There is no canopy, which is unusual for a stupa design. The gilding on parts of the body has peeled away to reveal the bronze color beneath. It is a typical Buddhist stupa from the Ayutthaya Kingdom (circa 1350–1767).
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 318.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Stupa." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 318.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Stupa" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:318.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Stupa. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 318).
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