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PaintingBodhisattva : Mural in Alopye
These bodhisattvas dressed very similarly to the Pala art like a crown with three faces, S shaped breast chain and streak panung. Including the appearance of two flowers fluttering both sides symmetrically, it indicates the influence of Pala art a lot. The painting itself is a hot tone color likes Pala. All this shows that the age of painting is in the early of Pagan era. The most important aspect for this Bodhisattva is sitting back and the normal Pala Iconography. This shows that the painting is written by a Pakan craftsman.

PaintingBuddha’s Life: Mural in Pahtothamya
The paintings use the hot tone colors such as red and yellow as well as black, similar to Pala Art of India. The dressing of human figures in the paintinfs are similar with Pala Art Style as well. For example, wearing the crown decorated with features. However, the traits of local Pagan Art are visible in the paintings as well. For examples, the dresses with royal Pagan patterns and the building that looks like Payatas or Prasart (Castle) which is the known trait of Pagan Art.

PaintingEight Buddha’s Life Scenes: Mural in Lokathiekpan
Lokathiekpan is a small temple near to Shwesandaw. Despite lacking of documentary evidence, the style of this temple suggests the date of Mid-Pagan Art, early 12th century A.D.

PaintingParts of Eight Buddha’s Life Scenes: Mural in Lokathiekpan
The mural is a lot similar to Pala style in using warm colors as the main colors, for example. All of these are similar to murals in palm-leaf bible which are found both in east India and Myanmar.

PaintingParts of Eight Buddha’s Life Scenes: Mural in Lokathiekpan
The paintings use the Pala’s patterns such as the use of hot tone colors. These traits are similar to the paintings in the the bailan scriptures found in eastern India and Myanmar.

PaintingSumeru : Mural in Lokathiekpan
The mural is a lot similar to Pala style in using warm colors as the main colors, for example.

PaintingTavatimsa Heaven : Mural in Lokathiekpan
The mural is a lot similar to Pala style in using warm colors as the main colors, for example. However, Pyathat or a castle whose roof is the multi-storeyed is a characteristic of Pagan. This Pyathat is the evidence that shows wooden building and woodwork in Pagan era which cannot be found nowadays.

PaintingBuddha Footprints : Mural in Lokathiekpan
The mural is a lot similar to Pala style in using warm colors as the main colors, for example.