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# Reliquary

Reliquary in the form of a stupa, in three parts: base, solid dome and finial in the form of a multi-tiered umbrella. A cylindrical area of the base is hollowed out for the dome to fit in it. A cavity exists between where the bottom of the dome sits and the floor of this hollow.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 100–499 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-140-1954](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-140-1954) · Pramāṇa
