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Reliquary in the shape of a stupa

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Rock crystal, Early Anuradhapura period, Sri Lanka central or western regions
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Barry Fernando M.D. and Coleene Fernando M.D. 2010
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Title: Reliquary in the shape of a stupa
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Rock crystal, Early Anuradhapura period, Sri Lanka central or western regions.

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