Country Group: South and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam)

Item id: 9488

Rare 12/13thC Bronze (or similar alloy) Buddha plaque (too large to be an amulet) with Buddha and stupas with writing below on one side, and high relief stupas covering the other side. Buddha also gilded and lacquered perhaps gilded more than once). I purchased this with 2 other closely related pieces, and reportedly the 3 were found together. I've not seen any others over the years. Remarkably heavy for its size.