Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa, Kandyan period (1480–1815), 18th century, Sri Lanka (Kandy district), Ivory with engraved and painted design, H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Ivories, Miniature stupas were used in Sri Lankan Buddhism as relic containers. A hierarchy of relics, ranked by their closeness, both physically and in time, to the person of the Buddha himself, was acknowledged in early Buddhism
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Reliquary, Shape, Stupa, Kandyan period, 1480–1815, 18th century, Sri Lanka, Kandy district, Ivory, engraved, painted design, H, 6 5/8, 16.8 cm, Diam, 2 3/4, 7, Ivories, Miniature, stupas, Lankan Buddhism, relic containers, hierarchy, relics, ranked, closeness, physically, time, person, Buddha, acknowledged, early, Buddhism
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