Votive Shrine
89-13-55
From: Burma | Pagan (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Kyaung-saung |
| Object Number | 89-13-55 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Burmese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Burma | Pagan (uncertain) |
| Period | Konbaung Dynasty |
| Date Made | 1826-1874 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Brass |
| Technique | Lost Wax Casting | Openwork |
| Iconography | Shrine |
| Description | Open-work brass structure of a shrine with projecting points at corners and top of room in imitation of a Burmese monastery. Probably made to be enshrined inside relic chamber of a temple. |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Lyons, Keeper of the Asian Collections, University Museum, 1989 |
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