Lot Essay
The present and following collections of stupa reliquaries retain some of their contents, including rock crystal, coins and gold coins.
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PROPERTY FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF JULIAN SHERRIER
A Group of Six Gray Schist Stupa Reliquaries
GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY
Details
A Group of Six Gray Schist Stupa Reliquaries
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
One cylindrical in shape and the rest with fitted lids topped by a finial, all finely incised and containing offerings, one with gold leaf remaining on exterior and interior
5½ in. (14 cm.) high, the largest (6)
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
One cylindrical in shape and the rest with fitted lids topped by a finial, all finely incised and containing offerings, one with gold leaf remaining on exterior and interior
5½ in. (14 cm.) high, the largest (6)
Provenance
Julian Sherrier Collection, London, formed between early 1940s-1972
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