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Buddha Persuading relatives not to quarrel and to stop fighting
hpk.006

Type Sculpture
Materials Black lacquered wood
Measurements 45 cm., 165 cm.
Creator name unknown
Where it was made unknown
Time period 17th Century -18th Century.
Function worship
Acquisition unknown
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Owner State of Laos
Museum Ho Phra Keo
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Why this is a masterpiece
It is of extraordinary aesthetic value.

History of the Object
Found in the ruins of Ho Phra Keo in 1911. What happened after that is unknown. It did not remain there but it was returned to the reconstructed Ho Phra Keo later.

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