Seal
19th century (made)
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Both monks and government officials used seals to mark receipts and official papers. Monks also placed seal imprints on sacred texts and other temple belongings to identify them. Appropriately in a Buddhist country these seals have been made to resemble the Buddhist reliquary monument or stupa, in Thailand called chedi.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ivory with traces of red seal ink |
| Brief description | Ivory seal in the shape of a stupa with kneeling male celestial figure with sword carved on base, Bangkok, 19th century |
| Physical description | Circular ivory seal in the shape of a stupa, the base carved in intaglio with the design of a kneeling male celestial figure with a sword. |
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| Gallery label | PRESENTATION VESSEL WITH COVER (THAI: TIEB)
Rattan, mother of pearl and lacquer
Thailand
19th century
IS 8:1-3--2005
Splendid receptacles such as this were used by royalty and the nobility to present food offerings to monks.
To create the design pieces of shell (turbo and trochus), fished from the Gulf of Thailand, are set into lacquer and the spaces between filled with a charcoal and sap paste. When dry this is rubbed and polished until smooth.
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| Credit line | Gift from Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection |
| Summary | Both monks and government officials used seals to mark receipts and official papers. Monks also placed seal imprints on sacred texts and other temple belongings to identify them. Appropriately in a Buddhist country these seals have been made to resemble the Buddhist reliquary monument or stupa, in Thailand called chedi. |
| Bibliographic reference | N. Tingley, Doris Duke. The Southeast Asian Art Collection, New York, 2003, pl. 72, p. 90. |
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| Accession number | IS.12-2005 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2005 |
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