Stupa (Chorten) Artist: Unknown

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12th–13th century

Asian Art

On view, 2nd floor, Asian Art

Small models of stupas functioned both as reliquaries for the cremated remains of monks and devotees as well as symbols of the immanence and charisma of the historical Buddha and other enlightened practitioners.

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

10 1/4 × 5 3/8 in. (26.04 × 13.65 cm)

Credit Line

Lent by Fredric T. Schneider, B.A. 1963, J.D. 1966

Loan number

ILE2016.29.1

Geography

Tibet, China

Culture

Tibetan

Classification

Sculpture

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Provenance
Frederic T. Schneider, New York (on loan to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2016–)
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States

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