Chorten

Description

Chorten (relic holder) of brass, with ridged steeple over bell-shaped dome, miniature metal versions of the chorten (Buddhist monuments) also contained relics or precious substances: Tibet, 19th century AD

Museum reference

A.1910.219

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Chorten, Reliquary

Production information

Tibet Autonomous Region, China, East Asia

Date

19th century

Style / Culture

Tibetan

Materials

Brass

Physical description

Chased brass

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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