Embossed Silver Plates

Site common name	Khon Kaen National Museum
Site alternative name	The National Museum Khon Kaen
Type of artwork	Sculpture
Sub district	Nai Mueang
District	Mueang Khon Kaen
Province	Khon Kaen
Region	Northeast
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 16.446119 Long : 102.83852
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 48 Q Hemisphere : N E : 269213.66 N : 1819516.46
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 created in Dvaravati period. They were contained in a clayed containers buried under the building called “Umyaku” Kantaravichai, Kantaravichai District, Mahasarakham.
Production process	Embossment on silver plate
Art	There are 66 silver plates embossed in different pictures including Buddha image, stupa and the wheel of law, each with distinctive pictures.
Key academic information	This is an example of ancient objects in Buddhism that were created from embossed silver plates. It was the largest discovery of this kind. It was found by archaeologists from Fine Arts Department. These plates of several ancient objects in Buddhism were found in clayed contaners buried under a building. This might be an act of making merit for people at the time.
Notice	They were found in 1972 when Fine Arts Department excavated the archaeological site called “Umyaku” Kantaravichai, Kantaravichai District, Mahasarakham.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Dvaravati
Age	12th -16th centuries BE.
Religion	Buddhism
Religion and belief	Buddhism

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	ศักดิ์ชัย สายสิงห์, ศิลปะทวารวดี วัฒนธรรมพุทธศาสนายุคแรกเริ่มในดินแดนไทย. กรุงเทพฯ : เมืองโบราณ, 2547.