Votive Tablet

Site common name	Ratchaburi National Museum
Site alternative name	The National Museum Ratchaburi
Type of artwork	Sculpture
Sub district	Na Mueang
District	Mueang Ratchaburi
Province	Ratchaburi
Region	West
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 13.541037 Long : 99.817664
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 588475.33 N : 1497116.04
Place of artwork	In the exhibition hall

History of production	The construction history remains unclear. However, the art characteristics suggest that it might have been built in Dvaravati period.
Production process	molded on clay and then heated.
Art	This is an oval votive tablet. There is a Buddha image with dropping legs in the middle. The hands are depicted in the attitude of giving the first sermon. The Buddha image is in a building of Sikara surrounded by small stupas. There are lotuses supporting his feet on both sides. There are patterns, which can be a crouching deer.
Key academic information	This votive tablet reflects the relationship between Pala art of India and Pukam art of Mynmar. The depiction of Buddha image with a dropping legs, the attitude of giving the first sermon and sitting in a Sikara may be a replication of Buddha image and architecture of Saranat, the place where the Lord Buddha performed the first sermon.
Notice	Discovered at Thamaka District Karnchanaburi
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Dvaravati
Age	12th -16th centuries BE.
Religion	Buddhism
Religion and belief	Buddhism
Related artwork	This votive tablet reflects the relationship between Pala art of India and Pukam art of Mynmar. The depiction of Buddha image with a dropping legs, the attitude of giving the first sermon and sitting in a Sikara may be a replication of Buddha image and architecture of Saranat, the place where the Lord Buddha performed the first sermon.

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2016-08-19
Record creator	Rungroj Thamrungraeng
Bibliography	ผาสุข อินทราวุธ, ทวารวดี การศึกษาเชิงวิเคราะห์จากหลักฐานทางโบราณคดี. กรุงเทพฯ : อักษรสมัย, 2542. ศักดิ์ชัย สายสิงห์, ศิลปะทวารวดี วัฒนธรรมพุทธศาสนายุคแรกเริ่มในดินแดนไทย. กรุงเทพฯ : เมืองโบราณ, 2547.