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Phyathat : Mural in Tyokpye

Keywords : Bagan, Phyathat, Tyokpye

Site common nameTyokpye
Type of artworkPainting
VillageMinnanthu
Province/CityBagan
StateMandalay
CountryMyanmar
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 21.1625
Long : 94.900556

History of production-
ArtPaintings in Tyokpye is an example of Phyathat or multi-tiered building in the late Pegan art. This may reflect the lwooden architecture of Pegan that has been lost. Phyathat is considered a place for the Lord Buddha or the king. It appeared in Pegan period and has been in exietence until Mandalay.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodPagan
Age16-18 Centuries BE.
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-05-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali