Lidded reliquary

Details

• Title

  Lidded reliquary

• Associated place

  Asia › Gandhara (place of creation)

• Date

  2nd - 3rd century AD (AD 101 - 300)

• Material and technique

  schist

• Material index

  inorganic › stone › schist

• Technique index

  carved

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment › reliquary

• Dimensions

  with lid 11.5 cm (height)
  without lid 5.6 cm (height)
  8.8 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Douglas and Mary Barrett, 2013.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2013.112.a

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