Bimaran casket | |
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Material | Gold encrusted with gems |
Size | 6.7 cm high, 6.6 cm diameter |
Created | 1st century CE |
Discovered | Bimaran 34°27′31″N 70°20′59″E / 34.458544°N 70.349792°E |
Present location | British Museum, London |
Registration | OA 1900.2-9.1 |
The Bimaran casket or Bimaran reliquary is a small gold reliquary for Buddhist relics that was removed from inside the stupa no.2 at Bimaran, near Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan.