Head of Buddha image

Site common name	Hariphunchai National Museum
Type of artwork	Sculpture
Sub district	Nai Mueang
District	Mueang Lamphun
Province	Lamphun
Region	North
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 18.577131 Long : 99.006698
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 Q Hemisphere : N E : 500706.69 N : 2054038.98
Place of artwork	It is exhibited in the exhibition room of the Hariphunchai National Museum.

History of production	No written proof of creation but the art form can be dated to the 17th-18th Buddhist century which is the time of prosperity of Hariphunchai Art and it has its own identity.
Production process	baked clay
Art	This buddha image’s head has long face. The unique form of Hariphunchai clay sculpture : The eyebrows are brace and embossed, the eyes are bulging and the eyelids are half lower, flared nostrils, protruding mouth, has Mustache. There is a groove to highlight the borders in different parts. Has the “Oona Lom” (hair between eyebrows) in the center of forehead, spiral hair and the hairline is embossed.
Key academic information	A sample of the disciples reflect the pattern of the art of Hariphunchai.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Hariphunchai
Age	17th-18th Buddhist century
Religion	Buddhism
Religion and belief	Buddhism

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2016-09-30
Record creator	Rungroj Thamrungraeng
Bibliography	Sakchai Saisingha. The Buddha Images in Thailand : Patterns, Development and The Belief of Thai People. Bangkok : Department of Art History, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, 2013. Sakchai Saisingha. Lanna Art. Bangkok: Matichon, 2013. Santi Leksukhum. Norther Art : Hariphunchai – Lanna. 3rd edition. Bangkok: Muang Boran, 2012. Surapol Damrikul. History and Art of Hariphunchai. Bangkok: Muang Boran, 2004.