Thailand: Wood carving with coloured glass inlay, 20th century AD, from Wat Phra That Haripunchai, Haripunchai National Museum, Lamphun

Lamphun was the capital of the small but culturally rich Mon Kingdom of Haripunchai from about 750 CE to the time of its conquest by King Mangrai (the founder of Chiang Mai) in 1281.

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David Henley

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Pictures From Asia