This oldBuddhist votive tablet in heavily patinated grey metal represents a Buddha in the Dvaravati style, a very old iconography linked to the early Buddhist traditions of Thailand.
The Buddha is depicted sitting in the Western style on a throne and performing the mudra of teaching , a symbol of the transmission of the Dharma and awakened wisdom.
Around the central figure appear various ritual and symbolic motifs, including a sacred stupa and several decorative elements evoking ancient religious architectures.
This unusual piece is made of a grey metal reminiscent of tin, now heavily oxidized by time, giving it a particularly authentic antique patina.
The tablet has three perforations , indicating that it was probably once fixed to a ritual support, an altar, or incorporated into the structure of a sacred building.
According to reports, these tablets were discovered during renovation work on a wall of a secondary temple located near the great stupa of Phra Pathom Chedi . Several baskets filled with ancient votive tablets were unearthed there, most of them made of terracotta, but some also of metal. The wall where these baskets were discovered was between 150 and 200 years old, but there is no evidence to suggest that these objects were new when they were hidden.
Features :
- 📐 Dimensions: 12 cm x 7 cm
- ⚓ Weight: approximately 200 grams
🙏 These ancient Buddhist votive tablets were often hidden in the walls of temples, foundations or stupas in order to spiritually consecrate the place and accumulate the merits of the faithful and monks.
✨ A rare object steeped in history, this ancient votive tablet evokes the silent presence of ancient temples and the unbroken transmission of the Buddha's teachings through the centuries. UNIQUE PIECE.