Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa, Kandyan period (1480–1815), 18th century, Sri Lanka (Kandy district), Ivory with engraved

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Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa, Kandyan period (1480–1815), 18th century, Sri Lanka (Kandy district), Ivory with engraved and painted design, H. 6 5/8 in. ( cm); Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Ivories, Miniature stupas were used in Sri Lankan Buddhism as relic containers. A hierarchy of relics, ranked by their closeness, both physically and in time, to the person of the Buddha himself, was acknowledged in early Buddhism

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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