Ritual ImplementsChinese8th-9th century

Covered Reliquary, the Reliquary with a Pedestal Base, the Cover with a Knob in the Form of a Five-Story Stupa

8th-9th century

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Silvered bronze

Culture

Chinese

Period

Tang dynasty, 618-907

Century

8th-9th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

with cover: H. 16 x Diam. 9.4 cm (6 5/16 x 3 11/16 in.)

Provenance

[Roger Keverne Limited, London, 2000] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2000-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

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