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Title

Kadampa Stupa

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A miniature stupa, cast of bronze in several parts, consisting of a bell-shaped base; an inverted cone-shaped tower, capped by an "umbrella" with pendant, fringe-like decoration, inlaid with semi-percious stone, surmounted by a lotus bud. Atop the whole structure is a half-moon and sun disk motif, supported by intertwined ribbons and culminating in another lotus bud.

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

13th century

Accession Number

2003/1.386

Medium and Support

bronze with inlaid turquoise and coral

relevance

rank 11.74591

Primary Keywords

buddhism

himalayan

reliquary

stupa

vajrayana

Title

Stupa: Hyakuman tô (one of one million pagodas)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Wooden miniture model of a tower, comprised of a round base, a bar in the middle where three larger discs and six or seven small discs are inserted. A bulb-shaped ornament rests on top.

Century

8th century

Object Creation Date

764-770

Accession Number

1969/2.21

Medium and Support

carved wood with traces of gesso

relevance

rank 11.49588

Primary Keywords

miniature (size attribute)

pagoda (building)

reliquary

stupa

Title

Ancestral Shrine Figure (Male)

Artist

African, Nigeria, Ibo

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1985/1.87

Medium and Support

carved wood

relevance

rank 10.46784

Primary Keywords

ancestor figures

ancestors

males

men

nudes

reliquary figures

standing

Title

Sogdian groom, from a set of funerary sculptures

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Standing male figure with bushy beard wearing a robe and black boots, decorated with red and black pigment.

Century

7th century

Object Creation Date

7th century

Accession Number

1950/2.13

Medium and Support

earthenware with slip and painted decoration

relevance

rank 10.46011

Primary Keywords

figures, reliquary

funerary object

funerary sculpture

males, human

Title

Reliquary figure (muzidi)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bembe

Physical Description

Cloth figure of a human, bound around human remains. The figure is in a seated position with arms outstretched. The torso and neck are cylindrical and elongated.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890

Accession Number

1985/1.187

Medium and Support

dyed woven cotton cloth, vegetable fiber, cane, wood pegs, human remains

relevance

rank 9.82125

Primary Keywords

bound

figures

figures (representations)

reliquary figures

seated

sitting