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MALAYSIA
Commemorative /Special Stamps 纪念性/特种邮票精选
Malaysia Unearthed Artifacts
On 14 February 2009, 10 artifacts owned by
Muzium Negara Malaysia were listed in the
National Heritage Register. Among these 10
artifacts, there were 2 related to Buddhism:
(1) The clay statue of Sitting Buddha found in
Pengkalan Bujang, Southern Kedah. It is believed
to have been from the 11th to 12th centuries AD.
(2) The Avalokitesvara statue was found in a tin
mine belonging to Anglo Oriental, Bidor, Perak in
1936. It was made of bronze and had eight hands
but one of it was broken. The statue is estimated
to exist between the 7th and 12th centuries AD in
the days of Hindu-Buddhist civilization. The
weight of this statue is 140 pounds and height is
93 cm.
(⻢来西亚 Malaysia : 2011)
