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Base: Gilt silver
reliquary
9.8 cm long, 7.3 cm wide
This was put at the base
of the reliquary, the hole on the center
is where they put the bone of the Buddha if they had one.
Photo courtesy: Professor Xu Xinguo, Qinghai Archeological Institute, Xining.
Detail: base
Detail: side panel
Detail: birds
Detail: base panels
© Qinghai Archeological Institute, Xining.