DR Stephen Murphy's Outputs (45)

Buddhist Landscapes: Art and Archaeology of the Khorat Plateau, 7th to 11th Centuries (2024)
Book
Murphy, S. A. (2024). Buddhist Landscapes: Art and Archaeology of the Khorat Plateau, 7th to 11th Centuries. NUS Press

The Prakhon Chai Hoard Debunked: Unravelling Six Decades of Myth, Misdirection, and Misidentification (2024)
Journal Article
Hanwong, T., Hanwong, L., & Murphy, S. (in press). The Prakhon Chai Hoard Debunked: Unravelling Six Decades of Myth, Misdirection, and Misidentification. International Journal of Cultural Property, 31(2), 177-201. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0940739124000262

The so-called “Prakhon Chai Hoard” is one of Southeast Asia’s most infamous cases of looting. The story begins in 1964 when a cache of Buddhist bronzes from Northeast Thailand appeared on the international art market via the auction house Spink & Son... Read More about The Prakhon Chai Hoard Debunked: Unravelling Six Decades of Myth, Misdirection, and Misidentification.

Restitution and repatriation as an opportunity, not a loss: some reflections on recent Southeast Asian cases (2024)
Journal Article
Murphy, S. (2024). Restitution and repatriation as an opportunity, not a loss: some reflections on recent Southeast Asian cases. Antiquity, 98(401), 1395-1495. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2024.129

Calls for the restitution and repatriation of cultural objects continue to escalate. High-profile cases such as the Parthenon Frieze and the Benin Bronzes dominate international news cycles and provoke fierce debate; however, less attention has been... Read More about Restitution and repatriation as an opportunity, not a loss: some reflections on recent Southeast Asian cases.

Revisiting the Bujang Valley: A Southeast Asian entrepôt complex on the maritime trade route (2017)
Journal Article
Murphy, S. A. (2018). Revisiting the Bujang Valley: A Southeast Asian entrepôt complex on the maritime trade route. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 28(2), 355-389. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1356186317000505

The Tang Shipwreck: art and exchange in the 9th century (2017)
Book
Chong, A., & Murphy, S. A. (Eds.). (2017). The Tang Shipwreck: art and exchange in the 9th century. Asian Civilisations Museum

Buddhism on the Khorat Plateau and the Extent of Dvāravatī: How Much Can Sema Stones Tell Us (2022)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. (2022). Buddhism on the Khorat Plateau and the Extent of Dvāravatī: How Much Can Sema Stones Tell Us. In N. Revire, & S. Pitchaya (Eds.), Decoding Southeast Asian Art: Studies in Honor of Piriya Krairiksh (144-153). River Books and The Piriya Krairiksh Foundation

Rituals set in Stone: Tracing the Archaeological Evidence for the Development of the Sīmā Stone tradition in Southeast Asia (2022)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. A. (2022). Rituals set in Stone: Tracing the Archaeological Evidence for the Development of the Sīmā Stone tradition in Southeast Asia. In J. Carbine, & E. Davis (Eds.), Sīmās: Foundations of Buddhist Religion (43-65). University Of Hawai'i Press

This paper discusses the development of the sīmā stone tradition from the earliest archaeological evidence in what are today the areas of Northeast Thailand and Central Laos to its wider distribution across Mainland Southeast Asia. The earliest subst... Read More about Rituals set in Stone: Tracing the Archaeological Evidence for the Development of the Sīmā Stone tradition in Southeast Asia.

Jimmy Ong and Sir Stamford Raffles: Interlopers in the History of Java and Singapore (2021)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. A. (2021). Jimmy Ong and Sir Stamford Raffles: Interlopers in the History of Java and Singapore. In S. A. Murphy (Ed.), Raffles Revisited: Essays on Collecting and Colonialism in Java, Singapore and Sumatra (100-127). Asian Civilisations Museum

Revisiting Raffles: Knowledge, power, and decolonial possibilities (2021)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. A. (2021). Revisiting Raffles: Knowledge, power, and decolonial possibilities. In S. A. Murphy (Ed.), Raffles Revisited: Essays on Collecting and Colonialism in Java, Singapore and Sumatra (6-31). Asian Civilisations Museum

Raffles Revisited: Essays on Collecting and Colonialism in Java, Singapore and Sumatra (2021)
Book
Murphy, S. A. (Ed.). (2021). Raffles Revisited: Essays on Collecting and Colonialism in Java, Singapore and Sumatra. Asian Civilisations Museum

This edited volume of essays arose out of the Revisiting Raffles symposium and evening lectures at the Asian Civilisations Museum held in conjunction with the exhibition Raffles in Southeast Asia: Revisiting the Scholar and Statesman, (1st Feb – 28th... Read More about Raffles Revisited: Essays on Collecting and Colonialism in Java, Singapore and Sumatra.

Defining Dvāravatī: Edited by Anna Bennett and Hunter Watson. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2020 (2021)
Journal Article
Murphy, S. A. (2021). Defining Dvāravatī: Edited by Anna Bennett and Hunter Watson. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2020. Sojourn (Singapore. 1986), 36(1), 197-200. https://doi.org/10.1355/sj36-1n

Cambodia is turning the tide on looted statues, but some things cannot be returned (2021)
Digital Artefact
Thompson, A., & Murphy, S. (in press). Cambodia is turning the tide on looted statues, but some things cannot be returned

The Tang Shipwreck and Maritime Trade in Asia in the 9th century/“黑石号”沉船与9 世纪的亚洲海上贸易 (2020)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. A. (2020). The Tang Shipwreck and Maritime Trade in Asia in the 9th century/“黑石号”沉船与9 世纪的亚洲海上贸易. In 宝历风物 : "黑石号"沉船出水珍品 / The Baoli era : treasures from the Tang Shipwreck Collection (30-76). 上海书画出版社, Shanghai : Shanghai shu hua chu ban she

Cultural Connections and Shared Origins between Cham and Dvāravatī: A comparison of common artistic and architectural motifs, ca. 7th – 10th centuries CE (2019)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. A. (2019). Cultural Connections and Shared Origins between Cham and Dvāravatī: A comparison of common artistic and architectural motifs, ca. 7th – 10th centuries CE. In A. Griffiths, A. Hardy, & G. Wade (Eds.), Champa: Territories and Networks of a Southeast Asian Kingdom (303-321). École française d'Extrême-Orient

This chapter contributes to our understanding of the regional connectedness of the Southeast Asian mainland by identifying networks that linked Campā with the Dvāravatī culture of central and northeast Thailand. Commonalities of decorative detail in... Read More about Cultural Connections and Shared Origins between Cham and Dvāravatī: A comparison of common artistic and architectural motifs, ca. 7th – 10th centuries CE.

Tang (2019)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. A. (2019). Tang. In K. Gaillard, & E. van den Berg (Eds.), Gezonken schatten : vondsten uit scheepswrakken van de maritieme zijderoute 800-1900 = Sunken treasures : discoveries in shipwrecks from the maritime silk road 800-1900 (18-41). Waanders und De Kunst

Faith and Belief: The Level Two Galleries at Asian Civilisations Museum (2019)
Journal Article
McCullough, T., Murphy, S. A., Onn, C., & Zulkifli, N. (2019). Faith and Belief: The Level Two Galleries at Asian Civilisations Museum. Orientations (Hong Kong), 50(4), 32-43

Trade and the Maritime Silk Routes: The Level One Galleries at Asian Civilisations Museum (2019)
Journal Article
Murphy, S. A., & Onn, C. (2019). Trade and the Maritime Silk Routes: The Level One Galleries at Asian Civilisations Museum. Orientations (Hong Kong), 50(4), 2-11

The Constant Orientalist: Raffles and the Religions of Java (2019)
Book Chapter
Murphy, S. A. (2019). The Constant Orientalist: Raffles and the Religions of Java. In S. A. Murphy, N. Wang, & A. Green (Eds.), Raffles in Southeast Asia: Revisiting the scholar and the statesman (202-213). Asian Civilisations Museum

Raffles in Southeast Asia: Revisiting the scholar and the statesman (2019)
Book
Murphy, S. A., Wang, N., & Green, A. (Eds.). (2019). Raffles in Southeast Asia: Revisiting the scholar and the statesman. Asian Civilisations Museum

Angkor: Exploring Cambodia’s Sacred City (2018)
Book
McCullough, T., Murphy, S. A., Baptiste, P., & Zéphir, T. (Eds.). (2018). Angkor: Exploring Cambodia’s Sacred City. Asian Civilisations Museum