Votive Tablet
89-13-9
From: North Thailand | Northeast Thailand (uncertain) | Cambodia (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Phra Pim |
| Object Number | 89-13-9 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Buddhist |
| Provenience | North Thailand | Northeast Thailand (uncertain) | Cambodia (uncertain) |
| Date Made | Late 12th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Iconography | Buddha | Dhyana Mudra |
| Description | The Buddha and two attendants are seated in `dhyana mudra', the position of meditation. Orange clay tablet with Buddha triad. Figures are seated in dhyana mudra in archways with flame-like/leaf-like motifs above. Central figure holds small round object in both hands. Figures are seated on a high waisted and stepped base. Figures in Khmer style or Thai modification in Khmer style. Tablet is in the shape of a pointed arch and is flat at the bottom. Back side is smooth. |
| Height | 10 cm |
| Width | 7.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Lyons, Keeper of the Asian Collections, University Museum, 1989 |
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