Votive Tablet
Unknown (made)
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This tablet is in the form of a peepul leaf (ficus religiosa), deeply impressed with the subject in medium relief, from a metal die.
In the middle is a shrine within which is seated Gautama the Buddha in the "earth-witness" - bhumisparsa attitude, the remaining space being with twelve small stupas. At the bottom, in Devanagari-characters is the "Ye dharma" & etc., or Buddhist creed.
In the middle is a shrine within which is seated Gautama the Buddha in the "earth-witness" - bhumisparsa attitude, the remaining space being with twelve small stupas. At the bottom, in Devanagari-characters is the "Ye dharma" & etc., or Buddhist creed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Terra cotta |
| Brief description | Votive tablet, Seated Buddha, terracotta, Burma |
| Physical description | This tablet is in the form of a peepul leaf (ficus religiosa), deeply impressed with the subject in medium relief, from a metal die. In the middle is a shrine within which is seated Gautama the Buddha in the "earth-witness" - bhumisparsa attitude, the remaining space being with twelve small stupas. At the bottom, in Devanagari-characters is the "Ye dharma" & etc., or Buddhist creed. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Royal Asiatic Society |
| Object history | Inventoried as part of the contents of the former India Museum transferred to South Kensington Museum in November 1879. Formerly gifted to the V&A and reaccessioned in 1924. |
| Production | Burma |
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| Other number | 446(IS) - India Museum Catalogue (IS) Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.354-1924 |
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| Record created | August 28, 2003 |
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