A green schist stupa reliquary

GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

Details

A green schist stupa reliquary
Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century
The drum with lotus petals and a finely incised decorative band, the lid in the form of a lotus blossom
4½ in. (11.3 cm.) in diameter

Provenance

Hiruma Collection, Japan, before 1986

Literature

T. Kuno, Gandhara Art, 1986, pl. no. 56

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Lot Essay

After the Buddha's death, the worship of his relics became a popular cult. Covered bowls of this type were used as reliquaries and inserted into a stupa. For similar reliquaries, see Christie's New York, 23 March 2010, lots 114 and 115.

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