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ArchitectureThe Main Chedi
This chedi is a surrounding elephant chedi. The base at the bottom has traces of an elephant decoration surrounded by half-body elephants on all four sides. Next up is a lotus base decorated with five arches on each side, for a total of twenty arches, a bell in a circular plan with various patterns decorated, square throne, and the spire that the upper part had been broken.
SculptureThe attitude of subduing Mara
The stucco Buddha image is sitting simple cross-legged on the lotus base. The hand is in the attitude of subduing Mara. The image has a round face, yet rather oval which could indicate the time during the change from the round face in early Sukhothai Buddha images to the oval face the Major Group. The eyebrows are arched. The eyes are gazing down. It also has a pointed nose, well-proportioned lips and small finer hair curls. The robe is worn across the body without drapery folds. The outer robe is worn on the left shoulder. It has a special feature that makes it different from other images in the Major Group which is that the whole outer robe is folded while other images in the Major Group will be folded only the edge.
