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Stone Reliquary from Temple Site in Neungsan-ri, Buyeo

부여 능산리사지 석조사리감 ( 扶餘 陵山里寺址 石造舍利龕 )

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Classification National Treasure
Name of Cultural Properties Stone Reliquary from Temple Site in Neungsan-ri, Buyeo
Quantity 1 Item
Designated Date 1996.05.30
Age Baekje (567)
Address Buyeo National Museum, 5, Geumseong-ro, Buyeo-eup, Buyeo-gun, Chungcheongnam-do

This is a pottery for Buddha's reliquary. It is 74cm high, 50cm wide, and 45cm deep. This artifact was excavated at the Neungsan-ri Temple Site underneath the wooden-tower area. It was used for holding Buddha's Sarira, a reliquary. During the excavation, this artifact was demolished, so there is no sarira inside of it. The sarira reliquary has a half cylinder shaped roof and a flat base. Inside is tunnel shaped. It is recognized to have a safety system and a door. On each side of the pottery, there is 10-character passage explaining its origin. The sister of King Wideok, the twenty-seventh king of the Baekje Dynasty, developed it. This artifact became very important for researching Baekje Dynasty's cultural history. Its precise description of the origin and potter helped explain other excavations from the site.