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Buddha Image at Wat Manorom

Keywords : Buddha image, Buddha, Laotian Art

Artwork alternative name-
Site common nameWat Manorom
Site alternative name-
Type of artworkSculpture
Village-
Province/CityLuang Prabang
StateLuang Prabang
CountryLaos
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 19.8825
Long : 102.132778

History of productionThis Buddha Image was built in the reign of King Samsenethai. Lanchang has a good relationship with Sukhothai, Nan, and Lanna and that makes this Buddha Image looks similar to the ones in Sukhothai and other arts.
ArtBuddha Images in the beginning of Lanchang arts are very similar to the ones of Sukhothai arts. For example, oval face, big curl of hair, flame-like halo, low gazes, broad shoulders, the robe with the length until the navel.
SchoolLuang Phra Bang
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodDvaravati
Age20 century BE.
ReligionBuddhism
SectTheravada
Religion and belief-
Related artwork-

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-07-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali