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Buddha Seated on Seven Elephant Throne

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Gilded wood with pigment


Burma/Myanmar; 18th Century

DU 1973.23; Denison University


Elephants are important status symbols in Southeast Asia. White ones, because of their rarity, are particularly prized. The elephant throne emphasizes the Buddha's spiritual status.

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