Amulet

85-24-14

From: Thailand | Chiengmai

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 85-24-14
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Buddhist
Provenience Thailand | Chiengmai
Period 20th Century
Date Made 1900-1985
Section Asian
Materials Brass
Iconography Buddha
Inscription Language Thai Language | Thai Language
Description

Brass oval plaque. Obverse: Seated Buddha figure, with Thai script below: หลวงพ่อทองทิพย์ (Luang Pho Thong Thip). This may be the name of the monk that produced it. Reverse: A talismanic pattern in Dhamma script (Pali language) with a short passage in Thai language and script: วัดสวนตาล จ.น่าน (Wat Suan Tan monastery, Nan province). The ring is for suspending it from a chain.

Credit Line Museum Purchase, 1985

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