A bronze statue of
Saen Phu,
a nephew of King
Mengrai and the
founder of
Chiang Saen, a
former kingdom and present-day
amphur
on the south bank
of the
Mekhong River in
Chiang Rai,
established in 1328 AD. This bronze replaces an earlier sculpture of
Poh Khun
Ramkamhaeng (fig.)
carved from white stone, which
was initially placed here while waiting for the current statue to be cast (fig.).
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