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James Singer

9 Heath Drive
London NW3 7SN
Tel: 020 7435 5062
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Email: jamessinger@compuserve.com

Crystal Stupa
Afghanistan
Ca. 2nd century AD
crystal; Crystal, Gold, Stone
Stupa: 9.5 x 5.6 cm; Casket: 19 x 11.2 cm

This superbly carved and wonderfully preserved stupa has been fashioned from stone crystal and fnely beated gold. Contained in the dome is a gold foil inscribed in Kharosthi script. The stupa was found, along with some gold relics in the stone casket shown in the detail image below.


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