Silver casket.
| Title | Silver casket. |
| Museum Name | Archaeological Survey of India, NagarjunaKonda |
| Gallery Name | Reserve Collection - 05 |
| Object Type | Relic Casket |
| Main Material | Silver |
| Provenance | 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 |
| 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. |
| Brief Description | Silver relic casket, stupa shaped. |