Dora Tan
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Lot 527
TWO SCHIST BUDDHIST RELIQUARIES
ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY
21 March 2023, 18:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$5,355 inc. premium
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TWO SCHIST BUDDHIST RELIQUARIES
ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY
Each containing deposits of ancient gold jewelry, semi-precious metals, and turquoise.
3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm) high; 3 in. (7.6 cm) diameter, the larger;
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm) high; 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm) diameter, the smaller
Each containing deposits of ancient gold jewelry, semi-precious metals, and turquoise.
3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm) high; 3 in. (7.6 cm) diameter, the larger;
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm) high; 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm) diameter, the smaller
Footnotes
犍陀羅 約一世紀 片岩舍利盒二件
The following lot comprises two lidded reliquaries carved from schist, one spherical with concentric grooves and the other ovoid design with carved chevrons and lotus petals.
Similar examples of each type are located in the Taxila Museum (8577 Dh. 12-53) and the Indian Museum, Kolkata (A 10529), both published in Jongeward et al., Gandharan Buddhist Reliquaries, 2012, pp. 60-2, figs. 3.14 & 3.16a. Also see an ovoid reliquary with remaining deposits in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1987.258.2a-q).
Provenance:
Spink & Son, Ltd., London
Private Collection, Northern California