Votive Tablet
11th century (made)
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Stamped with a deeply sunk, low relief impression from a mould. In the middle Gautama Buddha seated upon a lotus throne in the bhumisparsa attitude, beneath a pointed arch surmounted by an umbrella, the whole resting upon a lion. He is adored by men and animals. Around the Buddha are the following seven small subjects. l. His birth in the Lumbini Grove. 2. His first sermon in the Deer park, near Benares. 3. ?The subjugation of Nalagiri the elephant. 4. Buddha's decease, or Paranirvana. 5. The conversion of Apalala, the Naga King. 6. Buddha ? preaching. 7. Maitreya, the coming Buddha
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Materials and techniques | Terra cotta, moulded |
Brief description | Votive table, Buddha, terracotta, from the Kyaukku Ohnmin Temple at Pagan, Burma, 11th century |
Physical description | Stamped with a deeply sunk, low relief impression from a mould. In the middle Gautama Buddha seated upon a lotus throne in the bhumisparsa attitude, beneath a pointed arch surmounted by an umbrella, the whole resting upon a lion. He is adored by men and animals. Around the Buddha are the following seven small subjects. l. His birth in the Lumbini Grove. 2. His first sermon in the Deer park, near Benares. 3. ?The subjugation of Nalagiri the elephant. 4. Buddha's decease, or Paranirvana. 5. The conversion of Apalala, the Naga King. 6. Buddha ? preaching. 7. Maitreya, the coming Buddha |
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Credit line | Purchased from Robert Sewell, Esq. (late ICS) |
Object history | Found in a rock cut cave behind the principal image of Buddha in the Kyankku Ohnmin Temple at Pagan in 1905 by Robert Sewell. Hand-written label presumably written by Robert Sewell pasted on the back reads, "Buddhist votive tablet, found by R.S. (1904) at the ruined cave temple at Pagan, built in the 11th century A.D. called the Kyankku Ohnmin." Written on the tablet itself are the words, "Kyankku Ohnmin in gorge N. of Pagan, Burma." Purchased from Robert Sewell, Esq. (late ICS), 4 Bristol Gardens, Roehampton, Surrey. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 1913- 1326M |
Historical context | Found in a rock cut cave behind the principal image of Buddha in the Kyakki Ohnmin Temple at Pagan, Burma. |
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Accession number | IM.367-1914 |
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Record created | August 28, 2003 |
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