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The God Indra (Sakka)
1700s
British Museum
London, United Kingdom
Carved stone, standing crowned figure of the god Sakka (Indra), Lord of Tavatimsa Heaven, recording people’s good and bad deeds on a tablet. Made of gilded and lacquered stone inlaid with glass set in thayo (lacquer putty).
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- Title: The God Indra (Sakka)
- Date Created: 1700s
- Physical Dimensions: Height: 79 centimetres x Width: 21.2 centimetres x Depth: 28.8 centimetres
- Production place: Burma
- Material: Sandstone with lacquer, gilding, and glass inlays
- Copyright: © Trustees of the British Museum
- British Museum link: 1880.256
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