Ashes
c. 5 AD (made)
| Place of origin |
Relic casket, the upper half of this bowl-shaped casket has an elaborate decoration of a frieze showing two elephants, three deer, two horses and a winged leopard spaced in metopes; the lower half is ornamented with a lotus leaf design. The lid of the casket has a high knob shaped like a stupa.
It was recoved by Sir Alexander Cunningham and General Maisey from the site of Sonari, 6 miles S.W. of Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh in 1851, probably 1st century B.C.
It was recoved by Sir Alexander Cunningham and General Maisey from the site of Sonari, 6 miles S.W. of Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh in 1851, probably 1st century B.C.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | sandstone |
| Brief description | Reliquary, ash (human), Sanchi, India, lst.cent BC |
| Physical description | Relic casket, the upper half of this bowl-shaped casket has an elaborate decoration of a frieze showing two elephants, three deer, two horses and a winged leopard spaced in metopes; the lower half is ornamented with a lotus leaf design. The lid of the casket has a high knob shaped like a stupa. It was recoved by Sir Alexander Cunningham and General Maisey from the site of Sonari, 6 miles S.W. of Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh in 1851, probably 1st century B.C. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Miss. D.Saivard, 1971. |
| Bibliographic reference | Buddhist reliquaries from ancient India / Michael Willis with contributions by Joe Cribb and Julia Shaw. London: British Museum, 2000 Number: 0714114928
p. 85, fig. 91 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.219A-1921 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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