Votive Tablet

89-13-48

From: Thailand

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 89-13-48
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Buddhist
Provenience Thailand
Period Ayutthaya Period
Date Made Ayutthaya Period
Section Asian
Materials Clay
Iconography Buddha
Description

Gilded ceramic votive tablet with reclining Buddha. Dexter arm bent at elbow with head resting on right hand. Two circular pillows. Back and bottom are covered with black lacquer and have traces of gilding. Parinirvana. Ayutthaya style, but contemporary.

Height 5 cm
Width 7 cm
Thickness 1.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Lyons, Keeper of the Asian Collections, University Museum, 1989

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