Lidded reliquary with inscription
On display
The kharoshthi inscription on this lidded Buddhist reliquary includes a date, possibly 2 BC.
Details
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Title
Lidded reliquary with inscription
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Associated place
Gandhara (place of creation) -
Date
2nd century BC (200 - 101 BC) -
Material and technique
dark steatite
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
10 cm (height)
10.4 cm (diameter) -
No. of items
2
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Credit line
Purchased, 1995.
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Museum location
refer to individual records
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1995.72
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Further reading
Jongeward, David, Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2019), no. 4 on p. 26
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