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The majority of the gold collection of the Chao Sam Phraya National Museum is from the crypt of the main prang at Wat Ratchaburana. It also includes artifacts discovered at other monuments such as Wat Mahathat, Wat Phra Ram, Wat Chai Wattanaram, Wat Pradu Songtham, Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, etc.
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The collection is divided into two rooms. The first room is named Wat Ratchaburana, and the other Wat Mahathat. The first room has the treasures exclusively from Wat Ratchaburana, while the second keeps all the gold pieces from the other wats in Ayutthaya, having the reliquary placed on the magnificent throne in the middld of the room. A part of thr treasures from Wat Ratchaburana is currently on display in the National Museum, Bangkok.
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The gold collection of the Chao Sam Phraya National Museum can be divided into eight categories : articles of royal regalia, princely ornaments, royal vessels, Buddha images, tributary items, offerings to the deceased, inscriptions and relics of the Buddha.
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