Votive Tablet
11th century (made)
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The lower part of the tablet, with a deeply sunk low relief impression from a mould, of Gautama Buddha seated beneath a trefoil arch in the bhumisparsa attitude, partly surrounded by 12 smaller Buddhas. At the top is an inscription in old Burmese: " With a view to attaining Buddhahood these figures are made of the 28 Buddhas who have crossed to the shore and are enjoying peace."
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Terra cotta, moulded |
| Brief description | Fragment of a votive tablet showing Buddhas, terracotta, from the Kyaukku Ohnmin Temple at Pagan, Burma, 11th century |
| Physical description | The lower part of the tablet, with a deeply sunk low relief impression from a mould, of Gautama Buddha seated beneath a trefoil arch in the bhumisparsa attitude, partly surrounded by 12 smaller Buddhas. At the top is an inscription in old Burmese: " With a view to attaining Buddhahood these figures are made of the 28 Buddhas who have crossed to the shore and are enjoying peace." |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Robert Sewell, Esq. (late ICS), 4 Bristol Gardens, Roehampton, Surrey |
| Object history | Bought from Robert Sewell for £12 for IM 362 and 369 |
| Historical context | Found in 1904 in a rock-cut cave behind the principal image of Buddha in the Kyaukku Ohnmin Temple at Pagan, Burma. On the back of the tablet is pasted the note: Buddhist votive tablet, found by R.S. at the ruined cave temple at Pagan, built in the 11th century A>D. called the Kyankku Ohmin" Written on the tablet itself are the words "Kyaukka Ohnmin in Gorge N. of Pagan, Burma" |
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| Bibliographic reference | Indian Antiquity - article by R. Sewell - Burma, by Sir J.G. Scott, pp. 337-340 |
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| Accession number | IM.362-1914 |
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| Record created | August 28, 2003 |
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