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Reliquary Vessel

CHINA; Northern Song dynasty (960–1127); Gilt silver; H: 6.5 cm; Fo Guang Shan Monastery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
This gilt silver reliquary vessel has a narrow base and a broad shoulder. Its long round body is covered with images of flying phoenixes, scroll leaf patterns, and upright lotus patterns, and its long neck has three irregular embossed rings culminating in a broad wavy rim. The stopper is shaped like a lotus leaf with a device to hold it in place.

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