Stupa

Stupa

Miniature stūpa; cast in a copper alloy with dome in rock crystal.

The copper alloy portions were gilded (of which traces remain) and inset with stones (some semi-precious); seated Buddha figures under the rock-crystal dome; finial or parasol missing.

Details

  • Title : Stupa
  • Year : 17thC
  • Classification : Figure/ Sculpture
  • Medium : cast in a copper alloy; gilded (of which traces remain); inset with stones (some semi-precious)
  • Dimension : Height: 4.5 inches Height: 105 millimetres Depth: 85 millimetres Width: 88 millimetres
  • Accession No : 1948,1020.2 Object reference number: RRI9116
  • Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
  • Collection : The British Museum
  • Credit Line : Bequeathed by: Percival Chater Manuk and Bequeathed by: Miss G M Coles Funded by: The Art Fund (as NACF)
  • Acquisition Method : Bequeathed: Acquisition date 1948
  • Status : Not on display