- Name:
- Phyllis Sy Lau-Casson
- Email address:
- 614097@soas.ac.uk
- Thesis title:
- Revisiting the 'Prakhon Chai' Hoard, an enigmatic group of bronzes that came to light in current-day Northeast Thailand in mid-1960s
- Year of Study:
- 3
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Biography
Phyllis is pursuing doctoral research in the Department of Art and Archeology at SOAS.
Phyllis’ academic interest in the History of Asian Art was first sparked when she attended well-designed modules of the Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art programme at SOAS; taken as an antidote to her then day-job as an international management consultant.
PhD Research
Her research involves a critical re-appraisal of the ‘Prakhon Chai Hoard’, an enigmatic group of highly sophisticated bronze sculptures which came to light in the mid-1960s in Northeast Thailand, and are generally dated to 7th to 9th century CE.
In particular, she looks for archaeological evidence, if any, to securely link the Hoard to a specific temple site and aims to examine authenticity and interpretation of items in the Hoard, combining iconographic and stylistic with technical analyses.