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Animals from Thap Mam

Keywords : Chinese art , animal figures, Thap Mam, Lion

Site common nameThap Mam
Type of artworkSculpture
VillageDanang Museum of Cham Sculpture
Province/CityDanang
StateDanang
CountryVietnam
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 16.059722
Long : 108.223056

History of productionBecause of Chinese influence, the animal figures in Binh Dinh style are in dynamic movement. Most of the animal figures are discovered from Thap Mam.
ArtLion form Thap Mam exhibits lots of Chinese influences, including the Chinese beard and the paw raising posture. However, because of the political power of King Jayavarman VII of Cambodia, this lion was also influenced by Khmer art
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBinh Dinh
Age10th -12th century
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism

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