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Source Description
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 faceted central or bell element.The origins of the faceted "chêdî" are obscure; perhaps it was an Ayutthaya response to the flat-sided reliquary tower of northeastern Thailand.On this reliquary, the main faces of the central bell element are broader than they are in the faceted masonry "chêdî" of Ayutthaya. Ornament of the sort that appears on the corners of the reliquary has not been identified; it may be characterisitic of a provinicial site.
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Document identity
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23542
label
Reliquary
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
23542
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Reliquary
description
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 faceted central or bell element.The origins of the faceted "chêdî" are obscure; perhaps it was an Ayutthaya response to the flat-sided reliquary tower of northeastern Thailand.On this reliquary, the main faces of the central bell element are broader than they are in the faceted masonry "chêdî" of Ayutthaya. Ornament of the sort that appears on the corners of the reliquary has not been identified; it may be characterisitic of a provinicial site.
provenance
Bangkok (?); Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, November 1955, [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, inv. no. 895]; Walters Art Museum, 1979, by gift.
date
17th century (Ayutthaya)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
reliquaries
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
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)
Source extras
cul
Thai
style
Ayutthaya
inscriptions
none
med
hollow cast leaded tin brass
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2501
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SEA
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945
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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