Reliquary
17th century (Ayutthaya)
with restored spire: 33 11/16 in. (85.5 cm);base: 11 5/16 in. (28.8 cm);bell: 7 9/16 in. (19.2 cm);turret: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
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This model of a faceted "chêdî" probably served as a reliquary and was installed in a brick-and-stucco monument of the same shape. The internal construction, with a flat surface at the top of the base, suggests that a sacred deposit would have been placed at the foot of the fa...
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Bangkok (?); Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, November 1955, [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, inv. no. 895]; Walters Art Museum, 1979, by gift.
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en
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2556 |
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