Prang Song Pi Nong

No evidence related to the establishing history

Brickwork

Announcement of registration of archaeological remains in the Government Gazette issue 52, volume 75, 8 March 1932.

The style of architecture is the Khmer prasat built with bricks. There are traces of plaster on the outer wall. The diagram consists of two prasats located nearby in the north-south line on the same Phaitee base and they both are facing west. The larger prasat is at the north of the smaller one on the square diagram. There is a porch extended on the west side which is the entrance, and the other 3 sides are false doors. In front of the porch appears a cross-shaped laterite base. The roof has collapsed but the decoration of laterite carambola petals on the roof were found from excavating further. Therefore, it was assumed that the upper part was probably done in tiers. Each tier is decorated with postures of the Naga until the peak. The overall shape of the upper part is in a canopy shape like the one of Prasat Hin Phimai or Phanom Rung which is an important development of the Khmer prasat in the 16^th century B.E.

Originally, there was only the lower part of Rueanthat left of the small prasat on the south side, but later it had been repaired and expanded to install the lintels found in the same area. The overall materials and shape are the same as the larger prasat but the complexity of the base and the layers of Rueanthat had been reduced and the front porch was not formed.

Important artifacts found around Prang Song Pi Nong are a Shiva lingam, a Yoni base, and a Nandi buried underground at the building base level, and therefore assumed that Prang Song Phi Nong was originally a religious place enshrined Shaivism in Brahminism. The age of the site might be assumed to be around the 17^th century according to the lintels and the doorframe pillars that are in Khmer Arts, Baphuon style found from the excavations.

It is an important prasat in Khmer culture of Mueang Srithep. It has a local architecture style which might be assumed that it is the work of the local school.

Prang Sri Thep, Sri Thep Historical Park, Phetchabun

กนกวลี สุริยะธรรม. ร่องรอยหลักฐานการนับถือศาสนาพราหมณ์ช่วงก่อนพุทธศตวรรษที่ 16 ที่พบบริเวณชุมชนเมืองศรีเทพ จ.เพชรบูรณ์. สารนิพนธ์ (ศศ.บ. (โบราณคดี)) มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร, 2541.

อรนุช แสงจารึก. คติการนับถือศาสนาพราหมณ์ลัทธิไศวนิกายที่เมืองศรีเทพ. สารนิพนธ์ (ศศ.บ. (โบราณคดี)) มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร, 2527.