Name/Title
Burmese Bronze Reliquary StupaEntry/Object ID
2023.1.7Description
Cast in two parts, the reliquary stupa opens by a simple turn-locking jig, adorned with incised lappet and foliate motifs, with a filled compartment inside. The dome of the bell-shaped form (garbhaya) has four leaves draped across the bell issuing from the corner of the square harmika above, with a stepped circular pedestal rising to a conical parasol and surmounted by a lotus bud finial, supported by a circular base with hanging leaf shaped medallions.
The stupa in Sanskrit means heap or mound. The shape of the stupa represents Buddha, crowned and sitting in meditation posture on a lion throne. His crown is the top of the spire; his head is the square at the spire’s base; his body is the vase shape; his legs are the four steps of the lower terrace and the base is his throne.Collection
Jotidhammo Collection
