Lot Essay
Compare a crystal and gold reliquary in the Alsdorf Collection, cf. P. Pal, Collecting Odyssey, 1997, cat. no. 93.
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SRI LANKA, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY
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A Small Gold Stupa
Sri Lanka, circa 3rd Century
The domed base with applied granulation arranged in four triangles above a beaded rim, surmounted by a conical mid-section and spire with three tapered parasols with beaded rims, the separate square base also with beaded borders
2 in. (7 cm.) high
Sri Lanka, circa 3rd Century
The domed base with applied granulation arranged in four triangles above a beaded rim, surmounted by a conical mid-section and spire with three tapered parasols with beaded rims, the separate square base also with beaded borders
2 in. (7 cm.) high