Wooden door

Site common name	Chao Sam Phraya National Museum
Type of artwork	Sculpture
Sub district	Pratu Chai
District	Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Province	Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Region	Central
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 14.350887 Long : 100.561788
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 668418.08 N : 1587102.32
Place of artwork	It is exhibited in the exhibition room of the National Museum of Chao Sam Phraya.

History of production	From the history, this Wooden Door used to be at Phra Srisanpeth Stupa. It is unclear in which reign it was built but it is believed that it was from Central Ayutthaya period. The age of the Wooden door can be assumed that it is about Central Ayutthaya or 21^st century B.E.
Production process	Carving
Art	On each door appears the carving of a gatekeeper, both are in a different movement. Both of them have their legs on the lion’s base, one hand holds the flower and another hand hold a stiletto. The faces of the gatekeepers are oval. They wear the crown with long apex, round earrings, filter neck, breast chain, breastplates, bracelet, belt, foot bracelet. They also wear shorts with long sleeves. The head is surrounded by arches similar to Phrapha Monthon. Next to it is the bouquet and the tier.
Key academic information	This wooden door is one of the oldest doors that is in a perfect condition in Central Ayutthaya. It shows the belief of the people about angels who protect the religious places.
Age	21st century B.E
Religion	Buddhism
Religion and belief	Buddhism
Related artwork	1. Wooden Door from Phra Sri Ratana Mahathat Chaliang Temple, Si Satchanalai District, Sukhothai Province 2. Wooden Door from Phra Sri Sanphet Temple, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya District, Ayutthaya Province

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	Santi Leksukhum. Kranok in Thailand. 3rd edition, Bangkok: Ancient City, 2004. Santi Leksukhum. Ayutthaya Arts: The work of the royal land. 3rd edition, Bangkok: Ancient City, 2007.