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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.422
Title
Kammavara Ordination Text (written in Northern Thai script)
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript
Date
1805
Places
Creation Place: Southeast Asia, Thailand
Culture
Thai
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/199976

Physical Descriptions

Medium
One-sided horizontal accordion-fold album; gold ink on dyed black fabric; with wood covers inlaid with colored glass in floral patterns and gilded
Dimensions
9.21 x 51.75 cm (3 5/8 x 20 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.422
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Contains questions and answers for novices entering Buddhist priesthood

Verification Level

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