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Popular poster of Shwesettaw

Around 1990

British Museum

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

Rectangular colour popular print of the Buddha on a lotus, accompanied by monks. He stands before a naga (mythical serpent) which encircles a footprint of the Buddha. Behind the naga are two further nagas (identified by their naga-shaped headdresses). The background is filled with different hill-top shrines and pagodas. This is a map of the Shwesettaw pilgrimage site on the banks of the Mann River near Minbu town in Magwe Division. Printing inks on paper. Entitled.

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  • Title: Popular poster of Shwesettaw
  • Date Created: Around 1990
  • Physical Dimensions: Width: 38.2 centimetres x Height: 25.4 centimetres
  • Production place: Burma
  • Material: Printing inks on paper
  • Copyright: © Trustees of the British Museum
  • British Museum link: 1991,1022,0.86
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