Thao Maha Phrom Medal, Wat Chulamanee, B.E. 2539

B.E. 2539

The Thao Maha Phrom (Great Brahma) medal of Wat Chulamanee, B.E. 2539 (1996). This round medal bears the four-faced Brahma seated upon a pedestal on the obverse and a circular yantra on the reverse. As far as the images in this record show, it was made in gold, silver, nawaloha and brass.

The Thao Maha Phrom (Great Brahma) medal of Wat Chulamanee was made in B.E. 2539 (1996). It is a round medal with a beaded border all around.

The obverse shows Thao Maha Phrom, four-faced and many-armed, seated upon a pedestal with a pointed halo behind and Khom-script letters flanking him on either side. Along the lower edge appears the Thai inscription “Wat Chulamanee, Samut Songkhram.”

The reverse bears a circular yantra with the deity's mount at its centre, encircled by rings of Khom letters and further letters running around the rim.

Photographs of the various materials

Gold

Silver

Nawaloha

Brass

Note

Details of the consecration rite, the numbers produced, and the full range of materials for this edition await confirmation from the temple. The account above records only what the images and the inscriptions on the medal itself show.

Note: this account is compiled to document the amulets of Wat Chulamanee and is not intended for any purpose of trade.