“This work is a copper Urn. The diameter of the mouth is 11.1 centimeters and that belly it is 17.5 centimeters. Its origin is Phnom Penh where it was donated to the National Museum for preservation. To date no study has been completed to determine the date and period in which this item was produced. This Urn consists of three parts: the cover, belly, and the base or supporting foot.
The cover resembles a stupa or a cone and has seven levels. It has at the top a lotus bud painted in gold. The belly is segmented by vertical line motifs. Its shape resembles a pumpkin. The supporting foot has decorative rings arranged in three levels. Based on the decorative patterns and their arrangement, it can be assumed this Urn symbolize the universe, which consists of three worlds. The central world or the human world, Heaven and Hell.
The fact that this Urn was made from bronze must have required technical capacity and wealth, suggesting that it was destined for use for storing the ashes of wealthy high place individuals in past time.
They preferred to use expensive items to store ashes and, through religious ceremonies to dedicated the souls of loved ones to rest in peace and reincarnated in heaven”