Votive Tablet
11th century (made)
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Within a pointed arch, stamped with a deeply sunk, low relief impression from a mould. Gautama Buddha seated on a lotus throne in the bhumisparsa attitude, flanked by the standing figures of his two great apostles, Maudgalyayana and Sariputra. This trio is framed in three trefoil headed arches surmounted by umbrella or stupas, with smaller stupas disposed in the interspaces.
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Materials and techniques | Terra cotta |
Brief description | Votive tablet with seated Buddha, terracotta, from the Kyaukku Ohnmin Temple at Pagan, Burma, 11th century. |
Physical description | Within a pointed arch, stamped with a deeply sunk, low relief impression from a mould. Gautama Buddha seated on a lotus throne in the bhumisparsa attitude, flanked by the standing figures of his two great apostles, Maudgalyayana and Sariputra. This trio is framed in three trefoil headed arches surmounted by umbrella or stupas, with smaller stupas disposed in the interspaces. |
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Marks and inscriptions | (A hand written label is pasted on the bottom of the front inscribed:- "Buddhist votive stamped brick. Taguang, Irawaddy River, Upper Burma, The oldest known capital prob. 4th or 5th century AD) |
Credit line | Purchased from Robert Sewell, Esq. (late ICS), 4 Bristol Gardens, Roehampton, Surrey |
Object history | From Robert Sewell |
Historical context | Founded in 1904 in a rock cut cave behind the principal image of Buddha in the Kyaukku Ohnmin Temple at Pagan, Burma |
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Accession number | IM.369-1914 |
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Record created | August 28, 2003 |
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