19th Century Manuscript Cabinet - Gift of State, 1966 (Upper left, front panel)
Upper left: The Ordination of Siddhartha: Prince Siddhartha cuts his hair and vows to begin life as an ascetic in search of the Way. Indra bears witnesses to the event. Brahma (with three heads) offers him an alms bowl and monks robes. The horse who bore him and the horseman who escorted him across the Anoma River lie at his feet.






Gallery 1

1a. Robert's Treaty, 1833

1b. Harris Treaty, 1856

1c. Status & Rank of the Presidents

Gallery 2

2a. H.M. King Chulongkorn's Gifts

2b. Centennial Exposition, 1876

2c. 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition

Gallery 3

3a. Institutional Gifts

3b. Recent Gifts to the US

3c. Thai Royal Gifts in Perspective

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