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SculpturePediment depicting Garuda and Naga
Vishanu is the guardian of the universe. He has two mouths: Garuda and Naga. Both appear on this pediment. Garuda is the mouth when he travels to palces, whereas Naga is his bed when he sleeps on the milk sea.
SculptureLion with both paws raising from Tra Kieu
Most of animal figures found at Tra Kieu are normally in dynamic movement, typical to this period. The lion figure of this period is also in the moving posture. The lion with the goat’s horn is called Vyala in Indian art.
SculptureHead with pointed crown
This head is one of the best example of My Son A1 sculpture. The crown is decorated with many pieces of decorations. The neckpiece is between the front part of the hat. The neckpiece is a set multi-tier triangles. This characteristic shows a strong relationhsip with Chava art, which was influencial in this period.
SculpturePierce d’Accent in the shape of human figure
This corner human decoration is one of the best examples of My Son A1 sculpture. The crown is decorated with many pieces of decorations. The neckpiece is between the front part of the hat. The neckpiece is a set multi-tier triangles. This characteristic shows a strong relationhsip with Chava art, which was influencial in this period. Besides, My Son A1 –Bin Din Prasat usually have “corner decoration”, which is normally a human putting their hands together to show respect.
SculptureShiva
Human sculpture of Bin Din period has been better organised than the previous period. That is to say, all of the neckpieces are avove the front part of the hat. An important characteristic of Bin Din and the later period is the backrest. Most of the hands are attached to the backrest. The triangle cloth edge drops down at the front.
SculpturePediment narrates Mahishasuramardani at Po Nagar
Po Nagar enshrines Pakawati icon, a disguise of Uma, is the goddess of the southern Champa. The Prasat was built in dedication to Pakawati in Hua Lai period, but was destroyed by Khmer in the 15th century BE. The new Prasat was built again in the early Bin Din Period, which is the current Po Nagar.
SculptureAnimals from Thap Mam
Lion from Thap Mam indicates lots of Chinese characters, including the raising of the paws and the face that explicitly revealing the combination between the lion and the Chinese dragon. The Chinese beard and the dragon-liked mouth indicate the Chinese and Vietnamese artistic influence. During this period, Vietnam played the important political role in the region.
SculptureAnimals from Thap Mam
The lion from Thap Mam represents a strong influence of Bayon art from Khmer on Bin Din art. This is because the posture of the lion here is similar to the animals holding the base of the grand palace of Angor city. Also, due to tne invasion from King Chayavaramn VII, the khmer culture influenced sculpture in this period. The triangle cloth at the front is also considered the influence from Khmer culture.
