국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Sarira Reliquaries from the Five-story Stone Pagoda in Wanggung-ri, Iksan (Glass Sarira Bottle with Gold Stopper)
  • Nationality/Period

    Unified Silla Period

  • Provenance

    Iksan-si

  • Materials

    Glass/ Gemstone - Glass

  • Category

    religion - Buddhism - solemnity - sarira reliquary

  • Dimensions

    H. 7.7cm, (mouth) D. 1.0cm

  • Designation

    National Treasure 123-2

  • Accession Number

    Sinsu 2127

This glass sarira bottle – unearthed during the dismantling of the Five-story Stone Pagoda in Wanggung-ri, Iksan, in 1965 – features an elegant green body with a long neck and a matching gold cap in the shape of a lotus bud with eight petals. The contrast between the brilliant gold of the cap and the attractive green body of the bottle makes it a fine work of art and one of the most valuable treasures of its kind in Korea.