Artwork preview

Reliquary in the Shape of a Stupa

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The object is a dark-colored, weathered, and aged relic with a rounded base. The base features multiple ridged lines stacked on top of each other. A decorative band encircles the middle section. The middle section is bulbous and rounded. The top section consists of stacked, flat, circular and square shapes, decreasing in size, resembling a series of disks and a small cone. The background transitions from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1st century
Medium
Schist
Culture
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Dimensions
442 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
View original
Palette