Origins of Thai ArtThis richly illustrated, very readable book presents a survey of early Thai art within the context of recent art research. These extraordinary glimpses into Thailand's once hidden past have remained hidden and disconnected until recently. Here in one volume is a comprehensive survey over three and a half millennia of art that has led toward the formation of the modern Thai nation. |
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Amaravati Angkor Wat Angkorean appears archaeological architectural art styles artistic Asian Avalokitesvara Ayutthaya Ban Chiang Bangkok National Museum bodhisattva Boisselier bronze Buddha Buddha images Buddhist art built Cambodia century BC Chapter China Chinese Coedès communities cultural deities depicting dharmacakra double vitarka Dvaravati Dvaravati heartland early centuries foreign Haripunchai Higham and Rachanie Hindu iconographic important inscriptions Jayavarman VII Khao Khmer-style Khorat Plateau Khu Bua lintels located Lopburi Lower Central Plains Mahayana mandapa Mekong millennium moats monument motifs Muang Myanmar naga naga-protected Buddha Nakhon Pathom Nalanda Neolithic Peninsula period Phimai Phnom Rung political pottery Prasat Phimai Prasat Phnom pre-Tai prototypes reliefs religious River royal Sanskrit Sarnath sculpture seventh century Shiva Si Thep sikhara Smitthi and Moore Southeast Asia Sri Lanka sthaviravada stone stucco stupa stylistic Sukhothai symbols Tantric temple-mountains terracotta Thai art Thailand Thep Theravada thirteenth century Thong towers traditions twelfth century Upper Mun area VII's Vishnu vitarka mudra Woodward