Lintel depicting Thao Himmawat offers Parawatee Devi
- Object :
- Lintel depicting Thao Himmawat offers Parawatee Devi
- Art Style :
- Lopburi
- Material :
- stone, sandstone
- Size :
- 125 cm. long, 93 cm. high, 34 cm. thick
- Age :
- 16th Century B.E.
- Feature :
- Lintel depicting Indra in a pose of Lalita sana with lotus in his right hand within the arch frame above Kala face. Kala face sticks out its tongue as triangle shape. It spits a garland out and holds the garland by its both hands. The right garland can be seen as seated goddess. The right hand embraces goddess. Her right hand holds lotus and the left hand catches the right foot of Indra. The garland looking alike goddess can be seen under the goddess that her right hand hold Indra’s left hand. Arch frame was carved as Crown-Naga. The upper part of lintel was carved as Naga. Naga is facing head together with long tail. The Naga head divides between the upper part and bottom part of lintel. The crown of Naga is looking alike shade of garland that united at the middle part of lintel. Garuda can be seen on Naga’s neck. There are 2 person to raise Naga’s tail.
- Condition :
- nearly complete, broken into 2 parts
- Historical Background :
- Found by the excavation at Prasat Muang Tam, Prakhon Chai District, Buriram Province.
- Venue :
- Phimai National Museum, Nakhon Ratchasima Province
