Image title: Copper water vessel

This copper sculpture shows an image of a water vessel, from the 19th century.—Specifications: 47cm x 18cm.

The text in Devanagari reads:

च्वामु कलश

Transliteration (IAST):

cvāmu kalaśa

Plain text (initially IAST, brackets indicate Hunterian):

cvamu kalasha/kalasa [kalash/kalas]

Gallery information:

Kathmandu valley in Nepal offers a wide variety of Buddhist objects such as paintings, scriptures, sculptures, ritualistic objects, etc. Buddhism was embraced by the people of Kathmandu valley and the Licchavi rulers up to 8th century encouraged Buddhism. The items found here are exhibited in the National Museum of Nepal (Rashtriya Museum).