Antique Tibetan Buddhist small reliquary in stupa form. Made of glass and covered with gold leaf, this votive offering would have once been housed in a larger container and placed at the foot of an architectural stupa acting as either a funeral mound or housing relics of an important person. The shape, with it's rounded body and terraced lid, imitate the larger stupa, a three dimensional mandala and symbol of Buddha.
Age:17th/18th century
Dimensions: 3 1/2" high
Tibetan Antique Small Stupa Form Reliquary with Gold Leaf
$3,500.00
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