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Reliquary with Contents

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown clay reliquary with contents by unknown artist. The reliquary has a knob on top and is decorated with various linear designs. It is positioned on the left side of the image. The container is surrounded by various small objects, including two circular brown pieces with designs, two small clear crystals beside them, two small circular gold pieces, a small gold object with a clear stone on top and a cylindrical base, a gold flower-like object on the right side, and two small gold pieces with a dark stone on top, and other small objects in between. The background is grey.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1st century
Medium:
Schist with objects of copper, gold, rock crystal, and pearl objects
Culture:
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Dimensions:
599 × 599 px
Museum record:
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