Inscribed Reliquary, Donated by King Indravarman

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Period: Gandhara
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States Inventory #:1987.142.70a, b
Material: Schist
Date: A.D. 5–6
Inscription: In the sixty-third (63) year of the late Great King Aya [Azes], on the sixteenth day of the month Kartia [Karttika]; at this auspicious (?) time, Prince Idravarma [Indravarman], son of the King of Apraca, establishes these bodily relics of Lord Sakyamuni
Vendor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Vendor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vendor Cat #: DP134721
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