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Brahma Shrine, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown (Bangkok, Thailand), founder. Title:  Brahma Shrine, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Buddhist Shrine, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast Nov. 25, 1983. Dedicated Feb. 5, 1984. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: wood, marble, mirrored tile. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 3 x 2 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 9 x 10 ft. (8,500 lbs.). Description:  A four-faced, eight-armed seated Brahma within a canopied shrine that is in the center of a fenced-off square area. Brahma is seated on a bench. Three of its proper left arms are lifted upward, the hands holding a book, a shell, and a scepter. The fourth proper left arm rests on the proper left leg. Two of the proper right arms are lifted upward, the hands holding a scepter and a disk. One lowered proper right hand holds a vase atop the proper right knee. The fourth proper right arm crosses the figures chest. Around the structure are nine large wooden elephants, two ceramic vases, and four silver and gold "trees" (circular disks on a central pole of decreasing size as they descend). Subject:  Religion -- Buddhism Religion -- Hinduism Animal -- Elephant Object -- Other -- Vase Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Las Vegas Sculpture Owner:  Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino, 3570 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 Remarks:  IAS files contain the text of two plaques on the shrine fence. The shrine is a replica of the Brahma Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, outside the Erawan Hotel. The replica was cast in Bangkok, Thailand. This sculpture was sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Kamphol Vacharaphol and Mr. Yip Hon. IAS files contain newsclipping from Las Vegas Sun, Jan. 22, 1984, pg. 1B and Las Vegas Sun, Feb. 6, 1984, pg. 1B. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NV000059   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NV000059 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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