Room 47a: South East Asian & Himalayan Art
This room displays a combination of South East Asian and Himalayan art. Some of the finest items in the Himalayan collection include important early Nepalese bronze sculptu…
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South & South-East Asia collections: staff & areas of expertise
India & South-East Asia: Staff & Areas of Expertise
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The Arts of Thailand
The historic origins of the V&A's Thai collection lie in acquisitions made largely during the period from the mid 19th to the late 20th centuries
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Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites: Thailand
Buddhism became the state religion during the 13th century and pilgrimage to various sites throughout Thailand continues today
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Shipwrecked Ceramics
Asian ceramics have been the subject of international and inter-Asian trade for over 1000 years, the bulk of which were transported by ship
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Drawings from the Burmese court at Mandalay
This rare album of 48 paintings shows a range of officials and their wives from the last Burmese court at Mandalay (1853-1885)
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Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites: Cambodia
The city of Angkor was the home of the Khmer kings who ruled an empire that flourished from the 9th-15th century.
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Poisoned arrows from Assam and Burma
In the Asian Department's Indian & South East Asian collection, some innocuous looking arrows hold a potentially lethal secret.
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Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites: Laos
Theravada Buddhism first reached Laos during the 7th-8th centuries from the early Thai kingdom of Dvaravati
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