Covered Reliquary, the Reliquary with a Pedestal Base, the Cover with a Knob in the Form of a Five-Story Stupa
8th-9th century
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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