Votive Tablet
11th century (made)
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Buddhist votive tablet of terracotta. Low relief impression of Gautama Buddha seated beneath a trefoil arch in the bhumisparsa attitude, partly surrounded by 14 smaller buddhas.
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Materials and techniques | Terra cotta |
Brief description | Fragment of votive tablet showing Buddhas, terracotta, from the Kyaukku Ohnmin Temple at Pagan, Burma, probably 11th century |
Physical description | Buddhist votive tablet of terracotta. Low relief impression of Gautama Buddha seated beneath a trefoil arch in the bhumisparsa attitude, partly surrounded by 14 smaller buddhas. |
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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 |
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Accession number | IM.363-1914 |
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Record created | August 28, 2003 |
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