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SculpturePottery votive tablet
It is a votive tablet that looks like a triangle shape. In the middle is a Buddha image Sheltered by a Naga. The right side is believed to be Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva and the left side is Prachya Paramita. There is a curved frame surrounds the three sculptures and it is supported by a lotus base.
SculptureEmbossed Silver Plates
There are 66 silver plates embossed in different pictures including Buddha image, stupa and the wheel of law, each with distinctive pictures.
SculptureVotive tablet
The Lord Buddha is seated in a meditation attitude on a throne. There is one person on each side. The person on the right might be a man and the person on the left might be a woman. At the top, there are five imaginary Lord Buddhas in different postures. There is a person paying respect to the Lord Buddha in the middle.
Sculpture Votive Tablet
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.
SculptureVotive Tablet
This votive tablet depicts the Lord Buddha life when he performed twin miracles to prevail the non-believers. The Lord Buddha is seated on a throne under the mango tree. There is a whip covering his head and on both sides. Next to this is a picture similar to stupa. Both sides are surrounded with a large number of people. These people might include humans and celestial humans. On the branches of the tree, there are 5 Lord Buddha in different postures. There are letters showing “Ye Dhamma” on the lowest part.
SculptureBuddha Amulets
These amulets were found in many area of Southern Thailand. These amulets are rounded. The upper part is slightly pointed. Some pieces are made with the bottom pointed with Bodhisattva or other holy figure images imprinted in the middle. For example, The 21-arm and 4-arm Avalokitesvara, or Kubera, Lord of Wealth and the god-king of the semi-divine Yakshas. These amulets are found in the territories of Mahayana Buddhist Kingdoms such as Pala Dynasty of India and Shailendra Dynasty of Java which made them the evidence of the relationship between the Mahayana Buddhist Kingdoms Network.
