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July 15, 2005: Siam Manuscripts on Exhibit in Alabama
"...examples of its most important artwork has been gathered in an exhibit that opens Saturday at the Peabody Essex Museum."
"The Kingdom of Siam: The Art of Central Thailand, 1350-1800," includes 80 items gathered from collections in Europe, the United States and Thailand. Among the pieces: a 6-foot high bronze Buddha head, manuscripts illustrated with rare art and an inscription on a stone relief that helped scholars discover the lost letters of the kingdom's alphabet."
