9th Nov, 2022 12:00
Asian Works of Art
203
A PYU BUDDHIST RELIQUARY CASKET
A PYU BUDDHIST RELIQUARY CASKET, BURMA (NOW MYANMAR), CIRCA 7TH CENTURY, silver, of cylindrical form, the sides decorated with a series of Buddha images in repousse relief, seated within an arcade of columnar niches, the lid with lotus petal design, 9cm high; 12cm diam.
Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent.
For a related silver casket in the National Museum, Yangon (Rangoon) found in the Khin Ba Stupa, Sri Ksetra (Hmawza), see Fraser-Lu and Stadner 2015, no.2, pp.92-93. In the text, the authors mention a cylindrical casket found in the same place which may be closer in form to this object.
Sold for £800
A PYU BUDDHIST RELIQUARY CASKET, BURMA (NOW MYANMAR), CIRCA 7TH CENTURY, silver, of cylindrical form, the sides decorated with a series of Buddha images in repousse relief, seated within an arcade of columnar niches, the lid with lotus petal design, 9cm high; 12cm diam.
Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent.
For a related silver casket in the National Museum, Yangon (Rangoon) found in the Khin Ba Stupa, Sri Ksetra (Hmawza), see Fraser-Lu and Stadner 2015, no.2, pp.92-93. In the text, the authors mention a cylindrical casket found in the same place which may be closer in form to this object.
Auction: Asian Works of Art, 9th Nov, 2022
