Reliquary Stupa
Crystal and gold
Reliquary Stupa
SRI LANKA; Anuradhapura Kingdom
This reliquary stupa was made in Sri Lanka around the year 200, during the Anuradhapura Kingdom (circa 4th BCE–10th century CE).
The stupa consists of a base and body made of crystal, and a gold spire. The cylindrical base is surmounted by an inverted bowl body. The spire is in the form of a pole, with a round harmika and three gold stacked rings with two rings of small gold balls on the rim, and a further ring at the center. The finial consists of a cluster of miniature gold balls.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 279.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Reliquary Stupa." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 279.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Reliquary Stupa" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:279.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Reliquary Stupa. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 279).
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