Burma Collection (#97)

Golden stupa before sunrise, Shwedagon Pagoda, Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar), Asia

Temples and pagodas at sunrise, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Fisheye image of temples and shrines at Shwedagon Paya (Pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Temples and shrines at Shwedagon Paya (Pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Temple at Shwedagon Paya (Pagoda) floodlit at night, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Shwedagon Paya (Pagoda) at dusk with Buddhist worshippers praying, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Fisheye shot at night of temples at Shwedagon Paya (Pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Fisheye image of shrines at Shwedagon Paya (Pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Incense burning at Shwedagon Paya (Pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Red chillies on sale in town market, Kengtung (Kyaingtong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Ancient gilded wooden Buddhas inside Wat In, Kengtung (Kyaingtong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The gilded stupas of Wat In, Kengtung (Kyaingtong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

View of Kengtung (Kyaingtong) looking across Naung Tung Lake at sunrise towards the town and gilded stupa of Wat Jong Kham, Kengtung, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Nasturtium leaves with water droplets, Fuscia and other pink flowers floating on a pond, Kalaw, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Intha leg rowing fishermen at sunset on Inle Lake who row traditional wooden boats using their leg and fish using nets stretched over conical bamboo frames, Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Intha leg rowing fishermen on Inle Lake who row traditional wooden boats using their leg and fish using nets stretched over conical bamboo frames, Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Intha leg rowing fishermen at dawn on Inle Lake who row traditional wooden boats using their leg and fish using nets stretched over conical bamboo frames, Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Houses built on stilts in the village of Nampan on the edge of Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Golden Island Cottages at sunrise, tourist accommodation on Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma)

Golden Island Cottages, tourist accommodation on Inle Lake, Nampan Village, Myanmar (Burma)

Marble Buddha images at a stone carvers in Amarapura, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Marble Buddha images waiting to be finished at a stone carvers in Amarapura, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Local woman carrying goods on her head across U Bein Bridge, the worlds longest teak foot bridge spanning 1300 yards over Taungthaman Lake, Amarapura, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Local women walking across U Bein Bridge behind, the worlds longest teak foot bridge spanning 1300 yards over Taungthaman Lake, Amarapura, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Traditional rowing boat moored on the edge of flat calm Taungthaman Lake at dawn with the colours of the sky reflecting in the calm water, close to the famous U Bein teak bridge, near Mandalay

Local man walking on the famous U Bein teak bridge at sunset, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Dawn view of the famous U Bein teak bridge crossing Taungthaman Lake, the bridge reflecting in the calm water, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Sunrise over Taungthaman Lake and U Bein Bridge, Amarapura, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Fishermen on Taungthaman Lake in dawn mist, near U Bein Bridge, Amarapura, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Fisherman on Taungthaman Lake in mist at dawn with U Bein Bridge, the worlds longest teak foot bridge spanning 1300 yards, Amarapura, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Some of the 45 Buddha images found at a crescent-shaped colonnade at Umin Thounzeh on Sagaing Hill, near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Colourful yellow and orange parasols backlight, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Golden Buddha image standing 33ft tall inside Ananda Paya, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

View over the temples of Bagan at sunset, from Shwesandaw Paya, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

View over the temples of Bagan swathed in dust and evening sunlight, from Shwesandaw Paya, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

View over the temples of Bagan bathed in evening sunlight, from Shwesandaw Paya, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Shwezigon Paya, Nyaung U, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The 70m long Chaukhtatgyi Reclining Buddha at Chaukhtatgyi Paya, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Traditional ferry boats that cross the Irrawaddy River from Mawtin Jetty to Dalah Township, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Incense burning at Shwedagon Paya (Shwedagon Pagoda), Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Natural ruby crystal
This ruby is a staggering 1, 085 carats. Mined in Burmas Mogok (Myanmar s) mines and bought by the Museum in 1924 from Burma Ruby Mines Ltd. It is one of the largest crystals in the Museum collection

Natural ruby in marble
From the mines of Mogok in Burma (Myanmar). Ruby is the red variety of the mineral corundum with small impurities of chromium that turn it red

Burmese amber
A large specimen of Burmese amber measuring 50 cms left to right

Spinel crystal and cut stone
Spinel (magnesium aluminium oxide) crystal from Ruby Mines, Mogok, Burma with spinel cut stone from Sri Lanka. Spinel is found in a red colour and has been previously mistaken for ruby

Rubies and sapphires
Crystals of ruby from Burma which is the red variety of corundum (aluminium oxide). The other variety is sapphire, this specimen is from Kashmir. The lower left specimen is the Edwardes Ruby

Amber from Burma
A large specimen of Burmese amber measuring 50 cms left to right. Note size of specimen from hands included for scale

Fibrolite is an aluminium silicate. It is a rare variety of the mineral sillimanite. This stone from Burma shows blueish-violet and pale yellow pleochroic colours

Lost-wax casting open air workshop, Amarapura, Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

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