12th Century Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma

Material: Terracotta Material: wood Measures: 19,5 cm high 14,2 cm wide and 6,6 cm deep Weight: 1.248 kgs Bagan style Originating from Burma 12th century - original from the ...

This 12th-century Pagan Votive Tablet, originating from Burma (Myanmar), is a significant example of the artistic heritage of the Bagan (Pagan) period, a time renowned for its remark...

Presenting this 12th-century Pagan votive tablet, an authentic and very special artifact from Burma’s historic Pagan period. Crafted from terracotta in classic Bagan style, it dates ...

This 12th century Pagan Votive Tablet Material: Terracotta 20,8 cm high 15 cm wide and 9 cm deep Bagan style 12th century - original from the Pagan peri...

9/10thC Dvarati Buddha Tablet. I believe this one is quite old and it’s probably a period piece . The surface appears to have very good age, but with buried objects that only tells...

I’ve always been drawn to these early Burmese clay votives, especially the larger ones that were clearly meant for a shrine or temple setting rather than personal wear. This example is pre-Pagan to my eye, or at least very early Burmese, and probably getting close to 1000 years old. The face and proportions have that directness the earliest Burmese devotional objects sometimes carry — simple, almost severe at first, but very compelling once you spend time with them. What I especially like here is the scale. Most surviving votives of this type are much smaller and heavily worn down. This one still retains a surprising amount of presence and definition. The clay surface has aged beautifully too. Softened naturally over time, with just enough remaining detail to keep pulling your eye back into the figure. I’ve handled quite a few Burmese votives...

I bought a small group of these in Northern Thailand sometime in the early 1990s. They were literally being pulled out of a sack filled with excavated Burmese votives...

I’ve always liked old Tibetan clay tablets because they feel closer to prayer than to sculpture. These examples, probably 18th/19th century or perhaps earlier, are filled with rows ...