Cylindrical reliquary box

Details

• Title

  Cylindrical reliquary box

• Associated place

  Asia › Gandhara › Swat (near Mingora) (find spot)

  Asia › Gandhara (place of creation)

• Date

  1st - 2nd century AD (AD 1 - 200)

• Material and technique

  grey schist, small silver container inside

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment › reliquary;

  container › box

• Dimensions

  box 4.1 x 3.52 x 3.52 cm (height x width x depth)
  content 0.5 x 1.15 x 1.15 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  3

• Credit line

  Purchased, 2001.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2001.17

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