Object Number | 2005-10-13 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Thai | Buddhist |
Provenience | Burma | North Thailand |
Date Made | 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Pigment | Glass |
Technique | Inlaid | Painted |
Iconography | Attendant | Thepphanom | Thephanom |
Description | Female attendant to the Buddha (thepphanom or thephanom, เทพนม) kneeling with her hands folded in front. Painted detail with glass inlay accents.The absence of gold leaf on the wood suggests a tribal origin, possibly Shan. One of a pair. |
Credit Line | Gift of Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection, 2005 |
Other Number | 25.162.1 - Other Number |
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