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Craved rock depicting a Buddha image
Ratchaburi
SculptureCraved rock depicting a Buddha image

The Buddha image is seated in a meditation attitude. There is an umbrella covering his head. On the right, there is the wheel of law placed on a pillar. On the left, there is a round Chedi.

Votive Tablet
Bangkok
SculptureVotive Tablet

This votive tablet depicts the Lord Buddha life when he performed twin miracles to prevail the non-believers. The Lord Buddha is seated on a throne under the mango tree. There is a whip covering his head and on both sides. Next to this is a picture similar to stupa. Both sides are surrounded with a large number of people. These people might include humans and celestial humans. On the branches of the tree, there are 5 Lord Buddha in different postures. There are letters showing “Ye Dhamma” on the lowest part.

Stuccos of Musicians
Bangkok
SculptureStuccos of Musicians

There are five women sitting in a row. They only wear “Panung” while the top part of their body is covered with a cloth hanging through their shoulders. The left woman was playing wooden rhythm clappers, the next woman was singing, the middle woman was playing 5-stringed lyre, the next woman was playing mall cup-shaped cymbals and the woman on the right was playing the lyre.

A clay offering doll depicting a human leading a monkey.
Suphan Buri
SculptureA clay offering doll depicting a human leading a monkey.

A small clay doll without the head. It depicts a naked man wearing necklace, belt and a bracelet. The right hand holds a chain that ties the monkey who sits between the two legs and the left hand holds fruit.

The Buddha Image on Vanaspati
Bangkok
SculptureThe Buddha Image on Vanaspati

The Lord Buddha stands on a lotus on a vehicle. The Lord Buddha is surrounded by two people, one on each side. Both hands depict the giving sermon attitude and there is a hole on the leg. The vehicle is a mixed animal. It has wings, a beak, horns. Such animal is commonly called Vanaspati. One person on the sides holds a whip and the other holds an umbrella. It is therefore assumed that these people are Indra and Brahman.

The Buddha Image on Vanaspati
Nakhon Pathom
SculptureThe Buddha Image on Vanaspati

The Lord Buddha stands on a vehicle and surrounded by two people, one on each side. Both hands depict the giving sermon attitude and there is a hole on the leg. The vehicle is a large half-body human with wings. The vehicle wears a tube-shaped crown and holds lotus in each side of the hands. Some scholars called this type of vehicle Phra Arunathip or the sun. Above each lotus is a standing human. Despite being damaged, it can still be seen that one human holds a whip. It is therefore assumed that these people are Indra and Brahman.

The Reclining Buddha
Nakhon Ratchasima
SculptureThe Reclining Buddha

This reclining Buddha was constructed by piling large sandstones and craving them into a Buddha image. It is in reclining on the right (so called Sri Saiyas). The right arm is laid on the ground to support the head. The left arm is place on the body. Both feet are placed evenly. The face is made of craving of several sandstones and has several conventional Dvaravati characteristics including square face, prominent and connected eyebrows, low-looking and prominent eyes, large nose, big mount.

The Buddha image of meditation attitude
Bangkok
SculptureThe Buddha image of meditation attitude

This Buddha image is seated in a meditation attitude with one foot being on top of the other. The hand shows meditation attitude. The characteristics include square face, prominent and connected eyebrows, low-looking and prominent eyes, large nose, big mount, prominent Usaneesa, a lotus bud halo. The images wears an even monastic robe in an askew manner.