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Stone Base from My Son E

Keywords : Linga, My Son, Bhadreshvara, Champa

Site common nameE My Son E
Type of artworkArchitecture
VillageDanang Museum of Cham Sculpture
Province/CityDanang
StateDanang
CountryVietnam
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 16.059722
Long : 108.223056

History of productionMy Son E1 is the most ancient temple at My Son group, possibly corresponding to the establishment of Bhadreshvara as the most sacred Shivalinga of the kingdom during the 6th-7th century A.D. Form the site there discovered the stone base which is the one supposed to be meant for supporting Shivalinga.
ArtThe stone base with the staircase in the front exhibits lots of Indian influences, including Yaksa or the lord of the earth supporting the steps. Disgorged from the mouth of lion, the handrail is decorated with the rosette-and-lozenge motifs indicating Indian influence. The moonstone and the horseshoed arches in Indian fashion are also noticeable.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodMy Son E1
Age7th-8th century
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
SectShaivite

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali