Prasat Ku Suantang

Keywords : Khmer structure, Prasat Ku Suantang, Prang Ku Suantang, The House with Lights

Artwork alternative name	Prang Ku Suantang
Site common name	Prasat Ku Suantang
Site alternative name	Prang Ku Suantang
Type of artwork	Architecture
Village	Ban Dong Yang
Sub district	Ku Suan Taeng
District	Ban Mai Chaiyaphot
Province	Buri Ram
Region	Northeast
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 15.554398 Long : 102.840715
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 48 P Hemisphere : N E : 268393.25 N : 1720829.49
Place of artwork	3 principle prasats located in a row. The all are facing east.

History of production	No evidence related to the establishing history
Production process	Brick building with laterite base
Art	Prasat Kusuantang is a group of 3 prasats located on the same laterite base. There is only one stairway in front of the central prasat. These 3 prasats are made of bricks. They all are facing east and they were lined up in a north-south line. The central prasat is larger than the other two prasats. The prasat is in the added corners diagram with the principle corner being the largest. The eastern side of the prasat appears two bases which are assumed to be Banalai. The prasat has been restored. The prasat at the center is in perfect condition. The bottom base is a lotus base made of laterite. Next to it is the whole brick prasat with a porch protruding to the east. Nowadays, the protruding part of the porch has collapsed and only a door frame made of sandstone remains. The layout of the top part up until the peak still exist but not much detail can be seen. The top of the prasats on the side has almost completely collapsed. The northern prasat has a low laterite base. Next to that is a prasat the the whole building was made of bricks. There is an entrance and exit on the east side. Its roof partially collapsed and not much details left to study. The peak of the prasat in the south collapsed more The diagram of each prasat with an added corner pattern was popular during the 16^th century B.E. onwards, but from the discovery of the lintel and the decoration of the Naga on the peak determined the age of this prasat that it should be around the 17^th century B.E.
Key academic information	It is an example of a religious site in Khmer culture during the 17^th century B.E. A lot of lintels with stories were found here as well.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Lopburi, Angkor Wat
Age	17th century B.E.
Religion and belief	Brahminism

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2016-06-02
Record creator	Rungroj Thamrungraeng
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