EditorialThailand: Statue of a seated King Rama V, Chulalongkorn (1 October 1868 – 23 October 1910), 5th monarch of the Chakri Dynasty, in the grounds of the Buddhist temple, Wat Rajabophit
EditorialReliquary in the Shape of a Stupa, Kandyan period (1480?1815), 18th century, Sri Lanka (Kandy district), Ivory with engraved and painted design, H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Ivories, Miniature stupas were used in Sri Lankan Buddhism ...
EditorialPagahm Mew. This view shows a collection of ruins beside the Ayeyarwaddy (Irrawaddy) River. There are stupas and temples, large and small. Description of a series of Views in the Burman Empire. London, [1830?]. Coloured aquatint. Source: X746(10). Lang...
EditorialFragment of early coping. The Buddhist Stupas of Amaravati and Jaggayyapeta. 1884. Fragment of early coping; fragment of early pillar and two other small fragments, from the Amravati Stupa. Image taken from The Buddhist Stupas of Amaravati and Jaggayy...
EditorialEarly coping stone. The Buddhist Stupas of Amaravati and Jaggayyapeta. 1884. Early coping stone. Image taken from The Buddhist Stupas of Amaravati and Jaggayyapeta. Originally published/produced in 1884. . Source: OIOC Photo 1000/20(2187),.
EditorialHead of a Male Figure, Mon-Dvaravati period, 8th?9th century, Thailand (Ratchaburi Province, Ku Bua), Stucco with color, H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Sculpture, In Thailand, stupas and temples were often embellished with terracotta and stucco sculptures. In...
EditorialReliquary in the Shape of a Stupa, Kandyan period (1480?1815), 18th century, Sri Lanka (Kandy district), Ivory with engraved and painted design, H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Ivories, Miniature stupas were used in Sri Lankan Buddhism ...
EditorialPagahm Mew. This view shows a collection of ruins beside the Ayeyarwaddy (Irrawaddy) River. There are stupas and temples, large and small. Description of a series of Views in the Burman Empire. London, [1830?]. Coloured aquatint. Source: X746(10). Lang...
EditorialFragment of early coping. The Buddhist Stupas of Amaravati and Jaggayyapeta. 1884. Fragment of early coping; fragment of early pillar and two other small fragments, from the Amravati Stupa. Image taken from The Buddhist Stupas of Amaravati and Jaggayy...
EditorialEarly coping stone. The Buddhist Stupas of Amaravati and Jaggayyapeta. 1884. Early coping stone. Image taken from The Buddhist Stupas of Amaravati and Jaggayyapeta. Originally published/produced in 1884. . Source: OIOC Photo 1000/20(2187),.
EditorialGarland Holder with a Winged Celestial, mid-1st century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 9 13/16 in. (24.9 cm), Sculpture, Such volutes were affixed to the drums of small stupas to support garlands of flowers. These auspicious figures...
EditorialReliquary in the Shape of a Stupa, Kandyan period (1480?1815), 18th century, Sri Lanka (Kandy district), Ivory with engraved and painted design, H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Ivories, Miniature stupas were used in Sri Lankan Buddhism ...
EditorialHead of a Male Figure, Mon-Dvaravati period, 8th?9th century, Thailand (Ratchaburi Province, Ku Bua), Stucco with color, H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Sculpture, In Thailand, stupas and temples were often embellished with terracotta and stucco sculptures. In...
EditorialStupa, 13th century, Western Tibet, Brass, H. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm), Metalwork, Commemorative stupas (Tibetan: chorten) are the oldest symbols of Buddhism and came to be emblematic of both the dharma and of the Buddha himself. Repositories for relics as...
EditorialReliquary in the form of a model stupa, 1st - 2nd century. The reliquary is in three parts. The drum of the stupa has an ovoid cavity that opens into the circular hollow base. The harmika (the short square railing surmounting the dome of the stupa) and...
EditorialMap showing the central and eastern areas of Tibet and the Zanskar Valley in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Buildings, probably Buddhist monasteries, are depicted, together with stupas, people, animals, trees and mountains. The seated figures repres...
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