Maitreya Bodhisattva’s head

Keywords : Bangkok National Museum , Bodhisattva, Head, Tamor ratr, Si Thep district, Maitreya

Site common name	Bangkok National Museum
Type of artwork	Sculpture
Sub district	Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang
District	Khet Phra Nakhon
Province	Bangkok
Region	Central
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 13.7576 Long : 100.492222
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 661329.97 N : 1521418.09
Place of artwork	Inside Bangkok National Museum

History of production	There is no evidence related to its origin. However, Prei Khmeng and Kampong Preach style associated with Khmer Arts before Mueang Phra Nakhon suggest that it was casted around the 13^th century B.E.
Production process	Cave wall carvings
Art	The Maitreya Bodhisattva’s head is a convex sculpture located on a cave wall but it was secretly extracted. The face of the sculpture is long with arched eyebrows. The eyes are look downward. The nose and the mouth are well balanced. The long hair is put up in a bun above the head in a large cylinder shape. The layers of hair form an image of a stupa in the middle of the bun.
Key academic information	Maitreya Bodhisattva’s head from Tamor ratr, Si Thep district, Phetchabun province reflects the widespread of Mahayana Buddhism in the area of Mueang Sri Thep and Tamor ratr cave. In addition, its style also reflects the connection of the Mahayana Buddhist community in the lower Isan region, in Nakhon Ratchasima and Buri Ram provinces because it also shares the art style of Lopburi or Khmer in Thailand before Mueang Phranakhon.
Notice	It was secretly extracted from Tamor ratr, Si Thep district, Phetchabun province
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Lopburi, Khmer Art in Thailand
Age	13th century B.E.
Religion	Buddhism
Sect	Mahayana
Religion and belief	Mahayana Buddhism
Related artwork	1. Bodhisattva from Mueang Fai, Nong Hong District, Buri Ram Province 2. Bodhisattva from Ban Tanod, Amphoe Non Sung, Nakhon Ratchasima 3. Bronze sculpture from Khao Play Bud, Prakhonchai District, Buri Ram Province

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2016-10-13
Record creator	Rungroj Thamrungraeng
Bibliography	สุภัทรดิศ ดิศกุล, หม่อมเจ้า. ประติมากรรมขอม. กรุงเทพฯ : กรุงสยามการพิมพ์, 2515. สุภัทรดิศ ดิศกุล, หม่อมเจ้า. ศิลปะสมัยลพบุรี. กรุงเทพฯ : มหาวิทาลัยศิลปากร, 2547.