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The attitude of subduing Mara
Keywords : Bangkok National Museum , The attitude of subduing Mara
| Site common name | National Museum of Phra Nakhon |
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| Type of artwork | Sculpture |
| Sub district | Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang |
| District | Khet Phra Nakhon |
| Province | Bangkok |
| Region | Central |
| Country | Thailand |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 13.7576 Long : 100.492222 |
| Geographic Coordinates UTM | Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 661329.97 N : 1521418.09 |
| Place of artwork | It is exhibited in the exhibition room of the National Museum of Phra nakhon. |
| History of production | From the history, the art style of the statue is still related to Khmer art style in Thailand but some differences can be seen. It is believed that it was built before Ayutthaya period or early Ayutthaya, around 19th century B.E or early 20th century B.E. |
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| Production process | Casting bronze |
| Conservation | Found in San buri, Chainat |
| Art | The characteristics of the statue indicates that this statue was built before Ayutthaya. It is related to Khmer arts in Thailand according to its square face, the hairline above the forehead and wavy around the temples area. However, the lotus-bud halo of this statue makes it different from other Khmer arts in Thailand. This shows that Khmer arts has less influence in Thailand and it is assumed that this Buddha was built before Ayutthaya or early Ayutthaya. The Buddha wears a rope with a long-large seam. |
| Key academic information | The attitude of subduing Mara is an example of a complete and beautiful Buddha image of before Ayutthaya period or early Ayutthaya. It shows less influence of Khmer art in Thailand. |
| Notice | The Buddha statue with square face makes people believe that it is the 1st generation of U-Thong arts. |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Before Ayutthaya |
| Age | 19th century B.E |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Religion and belief | Buddhism |
| Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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| Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
| Date of record creation | 2016-09-30 |
| Record creator | Rungroj Thamrungraeng |
| Bibliography | Sakchai Saising. Buddha Images in Thailand, Style, Development, and Beliefs of Thai people. Bangkok: Department of Art History, Faculty of Archeology, Silpakorn University, 2013. Santi Leksukhum. Ayutthaya Arts: The work of the royal land. 3rd edition, Bangkok: Ancient City, 2007. |
