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SculptureBoundary marker
The top boundary marker has a pointing edge and the bottom part is craved with lotus petals. At the front, the scene when the Lord Buddha was protected from the rain by Mujalin Naga is craved. On the marker, the Lord Buddha is seated loosely on a coil of Naga. The hands depict the attitude of giving sermon. There is a five-headed Naga covering his head. There is a Mujalin tree at the back. On the bottom left, there is a man wearing a lot or ornaments, assumed to be the human disguise of Mujalin. On the right, there is another man paying obeisance, assumed to be one of the followers.
SculptureBoundary marker
The top boundary marker has a pointing edge and the bottom part is craved with lotus petals. At the front, the scene when the Lord Buddha taught Pimpa or popularly called “Pimpapilap” is carved. The scene is called “Pimpapilap” because Pimpa was both delight and sad when she met the Lord Buddha.The Lord Buddha was in a sitting posture with dropping legs. He was in a building, which was believed to be Pimpa’s residence. The Lord Buddha turned his face to the left. On the bottom left, there was Pimpa spreading her hair to rub the feet of the Lord Buddha. At the back of Pimpa, there was Rahul and the followers. There was an umbrealla and a whip close to Rahul. On the right, there was a man kneeling, which might refer to King Suthothana. There were followers at the back. Close to this picture, there were two whips and high utilities similar to “Bangsul” At the bottom, there is a city or a palace wall with multi-tier gate. There are four gate keepers.
SculptureBoundary marker
The top boundary marker has a pointing edge. It is craved with Indra, his consort and Erawan elephant. Indra is seated in “Lalitasana” posture and holds thunder in his left hand. The tree at the back is assumed to be Parichart, the tree of the second heaven where Indra dwells. On his left, there are 3 people and 1 bird. These are all his consorts including Suthamma, Sujittra, Sunandha, and Suchada who was reborn as an egret because she had not had enough merits. At the back of the consorts, there is “kanok” pattern of Dvaravati style. On the right of Indra, there is an Erawan elephant.
SculptureVotive tablet
The Lord Buddha is seated in a meditation attitude on a throne. There is one person on each side. The person on the right might be a man and the person on the left might be a woman. At the top, there are five imaginary Lord Buddhas in different postures. There is a person paying respect to the Lord Buddha in the middle.
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.
SculptureBuddha Image
A few parts of the Buddha Image remain, namely the feet and the lotus base. The feet are on a rectangular sandstone block with a long tenon below, while the rounded lotus base bears the inscription upon its lower section. In the middle of the base is cut as a mortise hole fitting the feet piece.
ArchitecturePrasat Phum Pone
Prasat Phum Pone includes four building in various sizes standing in a north-south axis. They are, excluding the main tower, remains of a building’s base whereas the main tower is in an excellent condition.The tower is a brick structure and built in the square plan which facing east. It opens to the east leading to the cella. The other three sides feature blind doors. At the four corners are decorated with pilasters. Multi-tiered roof forms the tower’s superstructure. The interior of the tower was damaged, in place of the statue and its pedestal, there is a large hole. Other remains are postholes at four corners and a sandstone conduit at the northern wall.
ArchitecturePhra That Choengchum
Phra That Choengchum is a square-bell-shaped brick-and-stucco stupa in sqaure plan covered a laterite Khmer prasat. Its pyramidal platforms have a niche in each direction. The eastern one is only entrance to the chamber or the Garbhagriha of Khmer prasat, while other three are virtual doorways. Its anda is in square plan, above which lies a lotus pedestal with pointed wire, which can be considered as a ballang. The pyramidal lotus is on the top of the stupa.
