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Kadampa chorten or stupa
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 13th - 14th century (1201 - 1400)
- Material and technique
- silver, inset with semi-precious stones
- Dimensions
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10.2 cm (height)
4.8 cm (diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1997.
- Accession no.
- EA1997.199
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Further reading
Heller, Amy, Early Himalayan Art (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2008), no. 60 on p. 166, p. 29, illus. p. 166
Location
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First floor | Room 32 | India from 600
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First floor | Room 32 | India from 600
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Early Himalayan Art
Cast in silver and with three small stones inlaid along one edge of the harmika, this refined and very well preserved chorten adheres to the canons of form and proportion of the classic Kadampa type (cat. 54). There are no inscriptions or consecration marks on the base plate. In view of its pristine condition, diminutive size, and relatively light weight, one may speculate that this chorten may formerly have been placed inside an image of a lama or a Buddha, as part of its consecration contents.
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