Nagarjunakonda valley, Guntur district, Andhra pradesh
Find Place
Nagarjunakonda valley, Guntur district, Andhra pradesh
Patron/Dynasty
Ikshvakus
Period / Year of Work
c. 3rd/4th century CE
Dimensions
about 5.5 X 5.2 cms
Brief Description
Silver relic casket, stupa shaped.
Detailed Description
Silver relic casket simulating the form of a stupa. It is in
two parts. The lower drum (vedika) or receptacle and a upper
separable unit with a hemispherical dome(anda) having a plain
cubical harmika and a rounded coping member. The external
surface of the casket is blackish due to encrustation. The
base of the harmika has an aperture.
