votive plaque; Ritual, terracotta, from the Kyankku Ohnmin cave temple in Pagan, Burma, probably 11th century

Arch-shaped, broken diagonally downward from right to left. Four rows of small Buddhas, or portions of Buddhas, all in the Bhumisparsa attitude, in the following order, 2, 4, 6, and 3. On either side of the top row of three, are two small topes, each surmounted by a four-fold umbrella

Purchased from Robert Sewell, Esq. (late ICS)

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

IM.365-1914