Votive Tablet
11th century (made)
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Low relief impression of Gautama Buddha, seated beneath a trefoil arch surmounted by an umbrella, from which issue slender leafy branches of the Ficus Religiosa. Figure surrounded by 24 smaller Buddhas.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Terracotta |
| Brief description | Fragment of votive tablet showing Buddhas, terracotta, from the Kyaukku Ohnmin Temple at Pagan, Burma, 11th century |
| Physical description | Low relief impression of Gautama Buddha, seated beneath a trefoil arch surmounted by an umbrella, from which issue slender leafy branches of the Ficus Religiosa. Figure surrounded by 24 smaller Buddhas. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Robert Sewell, Esq. (late ICS), 4 Bristol Gardens, Roehampton, Surrey |
| Object history | Bought from Robert Sewell |
| Historical context | Found in 1904 in rock cut cave behind the principal image of Buddha in the Kyaukka Ohnmin Temple at Pagan, Burma. |
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| Accession number | IM.364-1914 |
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| Record created | August 28, 2003 |
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