Dublin Core
Title
Incense holder
Subject
Stupa
Description
The main body of this object is probably made of bone, and displays two carved figures. On one side (not pictured), a meditative Buddha is carved. The opposite side shows a stupa, such as the one displayed in the book on the left. Stupas are structures that contain relics and are often used as a place of meditation. The one in this particular object seems to replicate Boudhanath, a stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. The decorated base and top are probably made of bronze.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Robert L. Hess Collection on Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa
Publisher
Brooklyn College Archives and Special Collections
Date
Accession date: 2016
Contributor
[no text]
Rights
Courtesy of the Brooklyn College Archives and Special Collections
Relation
[no text]
Format
image/jpeg
Language
[no text]
Type
Physical object
Identifier
[no text]
Coverage
[no text]