The stupa is modeled on the design of the Swayambhunath Stupa in the Kathmandu Valley. A stupa serves as the principal object of veneration on a Buddhist altar. The Newari craftsmen exclusively used rock-crystal in the Himalayan region.
Details
- Title : A BRONZE AND ROCK-CRYSTAL STUPA
- Year : 18th or 19th Century
- Classification : Cultural Object
- Medium : Bronze, rock-crystal and silver, with silver and glass beads
- Dimension : Height 8 1/4 in. (21 cm.)
- Accession No : GNM_LOT103_PUN_25
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Collection : PUNDOLE’S
- Status : PASSED: LIVE AUCTION The Art of the Himalayas from the Collection of Roshan Sabavala (M0009) (As per DEC 2021)
- ESTIMATED : ₹80,000 - ₹120,000