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Title

Phra In (Indra) puts Thao Loum into the then’s mould to be re-cast without success, is admitted in turn into Indra’s own diamond mould, from whence he comes to live with Indra

Resource Type

still image

Genre

photographs

Date Created

1998

Collection

Laos Temple Murals

Extent

1 photograph

Note(s)

ca. 1925 (building construction)
1938 (original mural painting)
December 2000 (building demolition)
Phra In on horseback arrives at his celestial Palace with Loum Lou in a basket. The mould, visible in the foreground, awaits the attempt to re-cast Thao Loum Lou, rendering him whole and beautiful.
Panel 4, former image hall interior, Vat Oub Mong, Vientiane
Complete archival temple interior murals of Phralak-Phralam, the Lao Ramayana
Thit Panh, lead artist
scanned color negative/print

Funding Source

This item digitized and made available online with funds provided by United States Department of Education, TICFIA (Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information) Grant P337A05006.

Geographic (Getty)

Lao

Geographic (Library of Congress)

Laos
Louangphrabang (Laos : Province)

Topic

Buddhist mural painting and decoration
Buddhist temples
Phralak-Phralam
Lao Buddhist temples
Ramayana murals
World Heritage areas

Subject


17 58 06 N, 102 35 16 E

Buddhist mural painting and decoration
Buddhist temples--Laos
Phralak-Phralam
Lao Buddhist temples
Ramayana murals
Laos
Lao
la
Louangphrabang (Laos : Province)
World Heritage areas--Laos

Identifier

Phra_In_palace_mould_archival.tif

Usage Conditions

Alan Potkin and Catherine Raymond

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