Lintel depicting person in the pose of Maharatleela sana above Kala face

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Object :
Lintel depicting person in the pose of Maharatleela sana above Kala face
Art Style :
Lopburi
Material : 
stone, sandstone
Size :
45 cm. high, 151 cm. long, 37 cm. thick
Age :
16th  Century B.E.
Feature :
Lintel depicting person sitting with left-knee up inside of arch frame. This person is on the throne above Kala face. Kala face spits a garland out and its both hands hold this garland. The garland end is decorated with a pattern of Bai Mai Muan. There is line of dividing on the middle part of garland. Hermit presses the hands together at the chest within the arch frame can be seen on its upper part. The upper part of lintel displays a line of dividing.
Condition :
complete
Historical Background :
Found by the excavation at the cloister arch of Prasat Muang Tam, Prakhon Chai District, Buriram Province. The 9th office of Archaeology and National Museum offered to Phimai National Museum on 23rd August 1997.
Venue :
Phimai National Museum, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

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