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which the inscription was recorded, has not yet been
identified.

The monuments and archaeological documents of
the Siamese or Thai school are more numerous than
the preceding groups,1

There are many monuments in the city of Bang-
kok. The Prince Damrong deposited many relics in
the pagoda of Vat Phra Keo, where^we find :—

(i) A fragment on which are sculptured some
figures of females, with joined hands offer-
ing flowers,

(ii) An image of Ganes'a,
(iii) A certain number of statues of Buddha,

whose Javanese origin is evident,
(iv) A nice statue of Gane&a on a pedestal,
The famous inscription of the king Rama Kom-
heng is also in the monastery of Vat Phra Keo, as well
as a lihga bearing an inscription of four lines, dated
Saka 1239 ( = 1317 A. D.).

The Siamese National Library, known as Vajira-
nana, contains several monuments, inscriptions and
valuable manuscripts.8

In the Bangkok Museum, there are many images
of Hindu gods and goddesses, namely :—
(I) Images of Gaiiesa in bronze3

1. Hid—Le domaine Archeologique du Siam (1909,
p. 188).
2. Ibid—Essai (T inventaire Archeologique du Siam
(1921) pp. 33-41.
3. Le Siani Ancien—I, plate XXIV