Tap Lang ThalaBoriwat (ThalaBoriwat Lintels)

Keywords : Bangkok National Museum , Tap Lang (Lintels), Wat Thong Thua, ThalaBoriwat Lintels, ThalaBoriwat

Site common name	Wat Thong Thua
Type of artwork	Sculpture
Sub district	Khlong Narai
District	Mueang Chanthaburi
Province	Chanthaburi
Region	East
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 12.58755 Long : 102.14215
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 189507.78 N : 1393209.48
Place of artwork	In the exhibition hall

History of production	No evidence related to the establishing history
Production process	Sandstone carving
Art	The lintel was damaged and was broken into two pieces. One of them was lost, another one was carved into an image of the Magara facing the curved circle. The front of the Magara’s mouth appears straight edges to tie with the curve. Inside the curve is plain with no decoration but the edges on the top and bottom of the curve are decorated with rosaries. Under the circle, a garland pattern and the pattern of the garland with triangular leaf pattern inside were carved; the middle bunch of the garland is the largest. The area where each side of the curve converges appears an image of Krut Yut Naga inside a coin-shaped circle. The Krut has a human face and only the face and the body of the Krut are exposed.
School	Join in ThalaBoriwat
Key academic information	This lintel (or gable) is one of the oldest examples of lintels in Thailand. This reflects a relationship between the eastern region and Khmer culture since the beginning of the historical period.
Notice	There were 2 Tap Lang ThalaBoriwats found in Wat Thong Thua, Chanthaburi. One is now in the Bangkok National Museum and another one is still in Wat Thong Thua.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Lopburi, Thalaboriwat
Age	First half of 12th century B.E.
Religion	Brahmanism-Hinduism
Religion and belief	Brahminism
Related artwork	1. TapLang ThalaBoriwat, Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok 2.TapLang ThalaBoriwat, Wat Kao Ploy WanChanthaburi 3. TapLang ThalaBoriwat, Wat Supatanaram, Ubon Ratchathani

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2016-06-14
Record creator	Rungroj Thamrungraeng
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