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SculpturePottery votive tablet
It is a votive tablet that looks like a triangle shape. In the middle is a Buddha image Sheltered by a Naga. The right side is believed to be Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva and the left side is Prachya Paramita. There is a curved frame surrounds the three sculptures and it is supported by a lotus base.
SculptureBuddha image Sheltered by a Naga
The Buddha image is sitting cross-legged with the hands in a meditating position. It is sitting on rolls of the Naga’s body and at the back is the hood of Naga spreading.The face of the sculpture is in square shape decorated with many things including pointed round shape earrings, a visor, and a cone tiara that is composed of layers of lotus petals which is one of the distinctive features of the Khmer Buddha image in the Bayon style. The image is also wearing neck accessories and bracelets. Although there are spaces between the body and the arms causing the feeling of being naked which is an outstanding feature of Lopburi Arts Buddha images However, it appears to have the edge of the slanted robe on the chest and the square robe on the left. There is a round cartridge placed in the right hand. There are 3 rolls of the naga’s body that is supporting the Buddha image. The top roll is the thickest and the widest then descending in size and the decorative patterns are like snake chips. There are 7 Naga’ s heads at the back of the Buddha image. They are in an outline that looks like Bodhi leaf. The head in the middle is the largest and the other 6 heads on the side are the same size. All of the smaller heads are facing the large head.
SculptureBrahma
The sculpture of the Brahma is standing on a base. The left shin and the lower right hand are missing.All four faces are square in shape. The eyebrows are sharp and nearly straight and the eyes are widely open. The noses are big. The mouths are protruding. The mustache and visible beard were latched from the temples. The beard around the chin is pointed like the one on the sideburns; these are similar to the characteristics of the sculpture in Khmer Arts, Bakaeng style. Neither the large front visor nor the bun in a cone style are decorated. The upper part of the body is bare. There are four hands. The bottom part wears shorts with the hem in the center. There is a cloth belt around the hips area. The tip of the belt is above the groin. This is similar to Khmer Arts, Bakaeng style but there are no stripes on the clothing of this Brahma; the stripes are found in Khmer Arts, Bakaeng style.
SculptureAvalokiteshvara Bodhisattva
The Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva is standing on a square base. The face is square. The eyebrows are sharp and the eyes are widely open. The nose and the mouth are well balanced. The image wears pointed round shape earrings and there is a crown that is composed with a visor and a tiara in a cone shape that can be compared to idols in Nakon Wat style. At the center of the tiara appears a trace of an image that its detail was cracked out. The Buddha image on the tiara is a feature of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, so it is believed that this is his sculpture. The image at the center of the tiara isAmitabha Buddha who gave life to Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva. The upper part of the body is bare and the lower part is wearing shorts engraving straight lines and the hem under the stomach is curved. In the middle appears the hem in a shape of a fish tail. This is a style of sculptures in Nakorn Wat Arts. All 4 hands are holding onto an object that belongs to him. The lower right hand is holding a lotus flower. The upper right hand is holding beads, the lower left hand is holding a scripture, and the upper left hand is holding a conch shell.
SculptureBuddha Image
This set of sculptures is composed of 3 Buddha images sitting next to one another. The middle image is the largest and all of them share the same characteristics. They all are sitting cross-legged in the attitude of subduing Mara. They are wearing crowns called feather headdress and arched earrings. These 2 decorations might relate to Pala style in Indian Arts which may be directly influenced or the influence might be coming indirectly from Phu Gam or Hariphunchai style of Burmese Arts through the north of Thailand.All 3 images are also wearing neck accessories and the robes. The hems of the robes are around the stomach. They are sitting on a base decorated with 3 rows of lotus petals pattern. The base where the 3 images are on is in a rectangular shape with each corner slightly reduced. At the center of backdrop of each image is an arch frame decorated with toothlike ridges on the sloping edges of a gable. Both sides of the arch frame are the heads of the Naga spitting out the garlands. Above the arch frame are branches of a tree that is believed to be a Bodhi tree.
SculptureMeditating Buddha image
The sculpture is sitting on a lotus base in a meditation position. The face seems calm and in a square shape. Both eyes are looking low. The eyebrows are more arched than the general Buddha images in Lopburi Arts. The nose and the mouth are well balanced. The hair between eyebrows is in the center of the forehead and there is hair from the visor above the forehead as well and this is one point that differentiates this sculpture from other general Buddha images in Lopburi Arts.The hair is put up into a spiral shape and the skull raised in the middle of the head is in a spiky cone shape. The sculpture is wearing a slanted robe with a large rectangular double-thick outer robe engraved over the left shoulder. The base that supports the sculpture only shows the lotus petals facing up.
SculptureBuddha Image Sheltered by a Naga
The Buddha image is sitting cross-legged above the Naga with the hands in the position of meditation. The face is square and in a dark color. The eyes are widely open. There is a crown that is composed of a visor and a tiara in a cone shape. The image wears pointed round shape earrings.The upper part of the body is bare noticing from the holes between the flank and the arms. There is a deep line engraved in a form of a slanted robe that might have been done later. The lower part of the body is wearing a skirt-like lower garment. There are 7 Naga’ s heads at the back of the Buddha image. They are in an outline that looks like Bodhi leaf. The head in the middle is the largest and the 3 heads on each side are smaller. All of the smaller heads are facing the large head. There are 3 rolls of the Naga’s body that is supporting the Buddha image. The top roll is the thickest and the widest then descending in size forming a tube outline.
SculptureThe radiant Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva
The radiant Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva is standing on a square base. Its condition is complete except for the 8 hands that are missing. The sculpture has a square face, closed eyes, with the corners of the mouth lifted slightly as in Khmer Arts, Bayon style. The hair is put up in a cylinder shape and the hair is decorated with the image of Amitabha Buddha and many other Buddha images. The upper part of the body is decorated with rows of Buddha images that looks like armor. There is a large image of a person in the middle of the chest and the waist and they might refer to Prachya Paramita. All 8 hands are missing. The image wears shorts with roughly engraved pattern. His lower body from the thigh to the feet is in disproportion. Every toe has on a ring.
