Accession No
1930.1328 B
Description
A miniature votive stupa of buff coloured pottery. It is dome shaped, with a square shaped projection at the apex, and flat base; the stupa widens around the base and is incised with parallel grooves. The centre of the base has been impressed with an oval shaped seal.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India; Uttar Pradesh; Varanasi District; Sarnath
Period
?Gupta Period
Source
Lechmere-Oertel, Frederick Oscar [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1930.1328 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
475mm Weight 0.0603kg
Events
Context (References)
Oertel, F. O. (1908). ‘Buddhist Ruins at Sarnath Near Benares.’ Reprint from the Annual Report for 1904-5 of the Archaeological Survey of India. Calcutta.
Event Date 1908
Author: Emily Shorter
Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Jean Philipe Vogel and Frederick O. Lechmere-Oertel, Archaeological Survey of India, 1904-1905. See Photographic Collection for excavation images.
Event Date 1930
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1930.1328 [A-B]: 'Two plain clay stupas excavated at Sarnath. A: With seal at base'
Event Date 1930
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Exhibited: on display in the Andrews Gallery, Case 4.13, between 13/04/2012 and 17/02/2020.
Event Date 13/4/2012
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
A miniature votive stupa of buff coloured pottery. It is dome shaped, with a square shaped projection at the apex, and flat base; the stupa widens around the base and is incised with parallel grooves. The centre of the base has been impressed with an oval shaped seal.
Event Date 5/10/2023
Author: Emily Shorter
FM:304536
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