STUPA-SHAPED VESSEL

Description The object is composed of three parts with variable round cross-sections which, when superimposed, imitate the shape of a Buddhist pagoda. The support rests on a thick straight base that closes at the top: from here starts a perforated balustrade that surrounds a large part of the support. Inside, the body of the support rises like a truncated cone crowned by two levels of fully shaped petals. The flat-bottomed jar rests with its walls against the edge of the support. The jar has an ovoid body that narrows towards the base and is surmounted by a round roof. The roof, slightly domed, is decorated with a series of rods arranged in a radial pattern imitating the ribs of a real roof. The lid features a central column surrounded by a perforated balustrade similar to that of the pagoda support. Above the central column is a small five-ribbed canopy, connected to a globe.