RADIOCARBON DATES ON SAMPLES FROM THE CARBON AND CLAY CORES OF A BUDDHA STATUE AND ASSOCIATED NAGA THRONE, SRI VIJAYA PERIOD STATUARY

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2009

Summary

A large, bronze Thai sculpture of a Buddha and Naga, thought to be from the Sri Vijaya Empire in southern Thailand contained carbon and clay cores, which yielded sufficient carbon for radiocarbon dating. This statuary, cast in two pieces, is reputed to be from the Sri Vijaya Empire in the late 12th to mid 13th century. Radiocarbon dating of samples from both portions of this statuary was completed to verify the dates.

Cite this Record

RADIOCARBON DATES ON SAMPLES FROM THE CARBON AND CLAY CORES OF A BUDDHA STATUE AND ASSOCIATED NAGA THRONE, SRI VIJAYA PERIOD STATUARY. Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2009-162. 2009 ( tDAR id: 380102) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8M32VB2

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Keywords

Culture
Sri Vijaya Empire

Material
Dating Sample

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
09-162 • AMS Radiocarbon Analysis • AMS Radiocarbon Dating • Buddha • Naga

Geographic Keywords
Southern Thailand • Thailand

Temporal Keywords
12th Century • 13th Century

Spatial Coverage

min long: 96.46; min lat: 9.797 ; max long: 105.688; max lat: 18.648 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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