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Hor Pra Kaew
Keywords : Laotian Art, King Chetthathiraj , Hor Pra Kaew, Vientiane
| Artwork alternative name | - |
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| Site common name | Hor Pra Kaew |
| Site alternative name | - |
| Type of artwork | Architecture |
| Village | - |
| Province/City | Vieng Chan |
| State | Vientiane |
| Country | Laos |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 17.9616549 Long : 102.6115047 |
| History of production | The emrald Buddha was found in Chiang Rai and had been enshrined at Lam Pang and Chiang Mai for a while. Later, King Chai Chetthathirat took it to Veintiane before it was taken to Bangkok in Thonburi period. |
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| Art | Hor Pra Kaew might have been built in the reign of king Anuwong or before as the plan is very similar to Ubosot of Wat Phra Sri Rattan Sasadaram consisting of the circumambulatory inside Palai. However, it was abandoned when king Anuwong died and was restored again. The pediment that has two panels at the bottom can be compared with the pediment of Oung Teu. This shows that it belongs to Vientiane school of art that was carved much later. The three-headed elephant was the royal synbol of the Laos kingdom before the revolution. |
| School | Vientiane |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Lanchang |
| Age | 25 century BE. |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Sect | Theravada |
| Religion and belief | - |
| Related artwork | - |
| Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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| Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
| Date of record creation | 2015-02-00 |
| Record creator | Cheda Tingsanchali |
