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ca. 4th–5th century · Bronze · Asian Art

The stupa sits atop a Corinthian capital bracketed by four felines with wings and beaks. Its elaborate form suggests it was placed in a shrine where it was seen rather than enclosed in a solid masonry stupa. A similar masonry stupa in a monastic cell at the site of Kalawan attests to veneration of this stupa type in the late Gandharan tradition.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 4th–5th century

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Bruckmann, 1985