Golden Reclining Buddha

Golden Reclining Buddha

A reclining Buddha looted from a Burmese temple by the British Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. It is not clear from which temple the statue was taken. This Buddha statue is displayed in a British museum and is remarkable for its huge size and golden color.
Silver sacrificial bowl

Silver sacrificial bowl

This silver bowl was created by the famous silversmith Maung ShweYon from Myanmar. The bottom of the bowl is engraved with the silversmith's logo, a sitting deer in a 16 o'clock star, and the silversmith's initials' M. ' S.Y.'。 This bowl depicts ten scenes from Patachara's hard experience before becoming an outstanding Arhat and the main disciple of Buddha. Her story is included in "Therigatha," a collection of poems written around 1880 and currently housed in the Minneapolis Museum of Art