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Miniature Votive Stupa
c. 1000s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Small-scale stupas were modeled on large monuments that contain relics of the Buddha or revered members of the Buddhist community within the solid, dome segment. Such models were made to commemorate a devotional visit to the monument. Four different sacred Buddhist images face each of the four directions: Shakyamuni, Vajrasattva, Maitreya, and Prajnaparamita.
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- Title: Miniature Votive Stupa
- Date Created: c. 1000s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.)
- Provenance: (Sara Tremayne, Ltd., London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.132
- Medium: bronze with inlay of semiprecious stones
- Fun Fact: The spire consists of thirteen disk-like parasols that refer to the thirteen stages on the path to enlightenment.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: Eastern India, Bihar
- Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
- Collection: Indian Art
- Accession Number: 1982.132
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