AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF THE CARBON AND CLAY CORES FROM A BRONZE BRAHMANIC SCULPTURE OF VISHNU, THAILAND, AND FROM A BRONZE SITTING BUDDHA STATUE, BHUTAN

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2010

Summary

The carbon and clay cores of two sculptures were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. A bronze Brahmanic sculpture of Vishnu was purportedly made during the Sukhothai era in Thailand. These pieces are noted to have been produced from the 1300s until the first quarter of the 1500s. A bronze sitting Buddha from Bhutan was supposedly cast during the 1400s. Radiocarbon dating of samples from both statues was completed to verify the dates.

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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF THE CARBON AND CLAY CORES FROM A BRONZE BRAHMANIC SCULPTURE OF VISHNU, THAILAND, AND FROM A BRONZE SITTING BUDDHA STATUE, BHUTAN. Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2010-099. 2010 ( tDAR id: 379978) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8MW2GPF

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Keywords

Material
Dating Sample

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
10-099 • AMS Radiocarbon Analysis • AMS Radiocarbon Dating • bronze • Buddha • Vishnu

Geographic Keywords
Bhutan • Kingdom of Bhutan (Country) • Thailand

Spatial Coverage

min long: 87.319; min lat: 8.668 ; max long: 106.567; max lat: 28.999 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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