God Shiva

Keywords : God Shiva, Shiva, Kamphaeng Phet National Museum

Artwork alternative name	Shiva
Site common name	Kamphaeng Phet National Museum
Type of artwork	Sculpture
Sub district	Nai Mueang
District	Mueang Kamphaeng Phet
Province	Kamphaeng Phet
Region	Central
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 16.488363 Long : 99.52232
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 Q Hemisphere : N E : 555746.7 N : 1823028.76
Place of artwork	It is exhibited in the exhibition room of the National Museum of Kamphaengphet.

History of production	It was established in 1960 by Phraya Srithammasok. It is for protecting all the two-leg and four-leg animals in Kamphaengphet. He will also help nourish Buddhism, Brahmanism (superstition), and deities.
Production process	Casting bronze
Conservation	This God Shiva used to be at Shiva’s castle but it was stolen. However, it was retrieved and it is now displayed in Kamphaeng Phet National Museum.
Art	God Shiva is standing on a square base. Both hands are at hip’s level. The square-serious face, eyes decorated with pearls, a third-eye in the middle of the forehead, the hair curled in a decorated bell shape, sharped earrings, all of these are the clear influence of Brahmanism in Lopburi or Khmer culture in Thailand. The top part of the body is decorated with filter neck and bracelet. The lower part appears shorts with three layers seem in the middle; they are decorated with flowers. The fabric is beautifully decorated. It is related to Lopburi arts or Bayon style of Khmer arts in Thailand. At the same time, the decorated flowers are similar to central Ayutthaya style.
Key academic information	This is a large Shiva image that is in perfect condition in Ayutthaya arts. On its base, the year 1960 is stated as the year of establishment. It also metions Tho Pu Phaya Ruang. It can be seen that Lopburi or Kmher arts still has strong influence on the art style, even though this Shiva was created during central Ayutthaya when Lopburi was a fairly faded.
Period	Historical Period
Age	1510
Religion	Brahmanism-Hinduism
Religion and belief	Brahmanism

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	George Coedes. “Inscription of God Shiva, Kamphaengphet, 1510”. In Sukhothai Inscription. Bangkok: Fine Arts Department, 1983. Page 168-174. Santi Leksukhum. Ayutthaya Arts: The work of the royal land. 3rd edition, Bangkok: Ancient City, 2007. Eksuda Singlamphong. “Hindu deities in Ayutthaya” (Master of Arts Thesis in Art History, Silpakorn University), 2550.