Votive plaque depicting crowned Buddha image in earth-touching gesture on a pedestal consisting of a row of seven lotus petals or smaller plaque shapes. From the crown, two ribbed strips extend to either side, curving upwards towards the finial of the crown which reaches to the top of the plaque. The Buddha image is enclosed by a beaded border. The plaque has been stamped from a mould in terracotta and covered with gilt.
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