Craved rock depicting a Buddha image

Site common name	Ratchaburi National Museum
Site alternative name	The national museum Ratchaburi
Type of artwork	Sculpture
Sub district	Na Mueang
District	Mueang Ratchaburi
Province	Ratchaburi
Region	West
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 13.541037 Long : 99.817664
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 588475.33 N : 1497116.04
Place of artwork	In the exhibition hall

History of production	The construction history remains unclear. However, the art characteristics suggest that it might have been built in Dvaravati period.
Production process	Rock Craving
Conservation	Discovered inside Chedi no.1 Meung Kubua, Meung District Ratchaburi.
Size	10 centimeters tall and 7 centimeters wide
Art	The Buddha image is seated in a meditation attitude. There is an umbrella covering his head. On the right, there is the wheel of law placed on a pillar. On the left, there is a round Chedi.
Key academic information	This is a piece of evidence confirming the worship of three important objects in Dvaravati including Buddha images, Chedis and the wheel of law. Besides, it demonstrates that the wheel of law was originally placed on a pillar and the wings were outdoor.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Dvaravati
Age	12th -16th centuries BE.
Religion	Buddhism
Religion and belief	Buddhism
Related artwork	The Lord Buddha craved rock with Chedi and the wheel of law inside Thamorat cave, Sri-Thep, Petchabun.

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2015-08-19
Record creator	Rungroj Thamrungraeng
Bibliography	ผาสุข อินทราวุธ, ทวารวดี การศึกษาเชิงวิเคราะห์จากหลักฐานทางโบราณคดี. กรุงเทพฯ : อักษรสมัย, 2542. ศักดิ์ชัย สายสิงห์, ศิลปะทวารวดี วัฒนธรรมพุทธศาสนายุคแรกเริ่มในดินแดนไทย. กรุงเทพฯ : เมืองโบราณ, 2547.