Stupa supported by winged lions

Details

• Title

  Stupa supported by winged lions

• Associated place

  Asia › Gandhara (place of creation)

• Date

  1st - 2nd century AD (AD 1 - 200)
  Kushan Period (AD 50 - 600)

• Material and technique

  gilt bronze

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  formed › cast;

  covered › metallized › gilded

• Object type

  architecture › building/structure › shrine › stupa

• Dimensions

  with tenon 14.5 x 8.3 x 8 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the Neil Kreitman Foundation, to commemorate the Keepership of Dr J. C. Harle, 1993.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 12 | India to AD 600

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1993.8

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