3110WatAnong1 ////////// Wat Anongkharam, betterknown as Wat Anong, housesa majestic Buddha imagefrom the Sukhothai periodand a nice collection ofChinese stone sculpturesthat in those days were usedas ballast for Siamese tradeships on the way back fromChina. However, one rareitem you should not miss isthe guild lacquered scripturecabinet from the days ofthe Ayutthaya Kingdom. Itselaborate design shows a warscene that depicts Westernersand Middle Easterners, proofof the existence of foreignmercenaries in the Siamesearmy. The cabinet is kept in asmall but beautiful museumtucked in the northeasterncorner of the temple. Alsoshown in the museum aremade-to-order ceramicsimported from China bearingtrademarks of companiesbased in Siam. //////////