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SculptureTap Lang ThalaBoriwat (ThalaBoriwat Lintels)
The lintel was damaged and was broken into two pieces and they were carved into images of Magaras facing each other and spitting out curved circles. Inside the curve is plain with no decoration but the edges on the top and bottom of the curve are decorated with rosaries. Under the circle, a garland pattern and the pattern of the garland with triangular leaf pattern inside were carved; the middle bunch of the garland is the largest. The area where each side of the curve converge appears an image of Krut Yut Naga inside a coin-shaped circle. The Krut has a human face and only the face and the body of the Krut are exposed.
SculptureTap Lang ThalaBoriwat (ThalaBoriwat Lintels)
The lintel was damaged and was broken into two pieces. One of them was lost, another one was carved into an image of the Magara facing the curved circle. The front of the Magara’s mouth appears straight edges to tie with the curve. Inside the curve is plain with no decoration but the edges on the top and bottom of the curve are decorated with rosaries. Under the circle, a garland pattern and the pattern of the garland with triangular leaf pattern inside were carved; the middle bunch of the garland is the largest. The area where each side of the curve converges appears an image of Krut Yut Naga inside a coin-shaped circle. The Krut has a human face and only the face and the body of the Krut are exposed.
SculptureTap Lang ThalaBoriwat (ThalaBoriwat Lintels)
It is in a broken condition with some missing parts. The rest shows an image of a large Magara head spitting out one big arch. This arch circle is decorated with beads on both sides. At the center of the lintel here is an oval pattern or a pattern of a large coin with Krut Yut Naga inside. A coin-shaped circle has a spiral edge instead of a rosary pattern. A Krut or Garuda that is inside the coin-shaped circle has a face like a human face with a bun hairstyle wearing large round earrings. Its body is fat with the belt fasten and a cloth hanging from the front. Each hand of the Krut is holding back a one-head Naga. Both of the legs are mimicking legs of a bird on the edge of a coin-shaped circle. Beneath the curve which emerges from the mouth of the Magara and a coin-shaped circle, a garland pattern was carved; the middle bunch of the garland under the circle is larger than the others. This is an old garland pattern that is popularly used on early versions of ThalaBoriwat lintel.
