Two gilt-bronze stupas
Two gilt-bronze stupas
18th century
Each stupa solidly cast with a sealed square-section base with pairs of Buddhist lions flanking the three jewels of Buddhism on each side, the domes housing within niches the Buddha Akshobhya and a multi-headed and eight-armed Buddha, respectively, each surmounted by tapered parasols flanked by trailing garlands beneath a sun and moon finial. 21cm (8 1/4in) high (2).
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Two gilt-bronze stupas
18th century
Each stupa solidly cast with a sealed square-section base with pairs of Buddhist lions flanking the three jewels of Buddhism on each side, the domes housing within niches the Buddha Akshobhya and a multi-headed and eight-armed Buddha, respectively, each surmounted by tapered parasols flanked by trailing garlands beneath a sun and moon finial. 21cm (8 1/4in) high (2).