id:			150702
accession number:	1982.132
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.132
updated:		2023-03-11 20:51:17.114000

Miniature Votive Stupa, c. 1000s. Eastern India, Bihar. Bronze with inlay of semiprecious stones; overall: 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1982.132

title:				Miniature Votive Stupa
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			c. 1000s
creation date earliest:		1000
creation date latest:		1099
current location:		
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Eastern India, Bihar
technique:	bronze with inlay of semiprecious stones
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Sculpture
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catalogue raisonne: 

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measurements: Overall: 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.)
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inscriptions:

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1982
	opening date:   1983-01-05T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1982</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).

	title:		Sacred India
	opening date:   1985-11-05T05:00:00
	<i>Sacred India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1985-January 12, 1986).

	title:		Mandala:  The Architecture of Enlightenment
	opening date:   1997-09-22T00:00:00
	<i>Mandala:  The Architecture of Enlightenment</i>. The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (September 22, 1997-January 4, 1998).

	title:		Stories From Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>Stories From Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Sara Tremayne, Ltd., London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1982
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1982-
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fun fact:
The spire consists of thirteen disk-like parasols that refer to the thirteen stages on the path to enlightenment.

digital description:
Small-scale stupas were modeled on large monuments that contain relics of the Buddha or revered members of the Buddhist community within the solid, dome segment. Such models were made to commemorate a devotional visit to the monument. Four different sacred Buddhist images face each of the four directions: Shakyamuni, Vajrasattva, Maitreya, and Prajnaparamita.

wall description:

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review for 1982.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 70, no. 1, 1983, pp. 3–55.
	page number: 	Mentioned: no. 119, p. 54; Reproduced: no. 119, p. 29
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25159799

	Huntington, Susan L., and John C. Huntington. <em>Leaves from the Bodhi Tree: The Art of Pāla India (8th-12th Centuries) and Its International Legacy</em>. Dayton, OH: Dayton Art Institute in association with the University of Washington Press, 1990.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: fig. 50, p. 178
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	Leidy, Denise Patry, and Robert A. F. Thurman. <em>Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment</em>. New York: Asia Society Galleries, 1997.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. no. 5, p. 55
	url:		

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IMAGES

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