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Source Image: PR93_02_06 of Butkara stupas

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Description

Detail of a Buddhist stupa at Butkara.

Monument: Butkara stupas
Monument Type: Architecture
Material(s): Schist (Visual identification)
Date: bc 300 - ad 1000
Collections: Butkara

Location

Original Location: Butkara

Evidence for working practices

1. Toolmarks

Process: Fine shaping
Tool: Flat Chisel
Method: Angle: Shallow (40-50°)
Force: Medium
Description: Almost all the carving of these architectural elements was done with the flat chisel, marks of which can be seen especially on the pilaster shaft.

Notes

These reliquaries have clear Classically influenced architectural elements, such as triglyphs and Corinthian capitals.

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