Khmer Artifacts in the Ramkhamhaeng National Museum

By timFebruary 14, 2019February 22, 2021History, Khmer Ruins

The Ramkhamhaeng National Museum (พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ รามคำแหง) is in Sukhothai, and naturally its principal focus in the ancient Sukhothai kingdom. Khmer items make up a very small part of the collection, but three of the ruins in the ancient city were originally built by the Khmer and later adopted and modified by Sukhothai kings, so there are some.

As of February 2019, these are all the Khmer artifacts from a known temple ruin on display.

Mueang Si Thep (เมืองศรีเทพ) – Amphoe Si Thep, Phetchabun

broken lintel — Baphuon-style lintel – 11th century

colonette — Colonette – 11th to 12th century

shiva linga — Shiva linga – 11th to 12th century

shiva linga — Shiva linga – 12th century

large yoni — Yoni – 11th to 12th century

damaged yoni — Yoni – 12th century

San Ta Pha Daeng (ศาลตาผาแดง) – Amphoe Mueang, Sukhothai

headless and limbless deity stone carved statue — Deity; probably the chief image of the shrine – late 11th to mid-12th century

headless and limbless deity stone carved statue — Probably a guardian deity – late 11th to mid-12th century

headless and limbless female deity stone carved statue — Deity; probably the consort of the shrine’s chief deity – late 11th to mid-12th century

headless and limbless deity stone carved statue — Probably a guardian deity – late 11th to mid-12th century

Wat Phra Phai Luang (วัดพระพายหลวง) – Amphoe Mueang, Sukhothai

stone Buddha image missing most of its body — Buddha in meditation posture – 13th century

stone Medicine Buddha antefix — Antefix of Bhaisajyaguru (the “Medicine Buddha”) – early 13th century

Buddha meditating under a naga stone carved statue — Buddha meditating under a naga – 13th century

Wat Si Khao (วัดสีเขา) – Amphoe Mueang, Nakhon Sawan

headless and limbless deity stone carved statue — Deity – 12th century

Wat Si Sawai (วัดศรีสวาย) – Amphoe Mueang, Sukhothai

Reclining Vishnu lintel — Reclining Vishnu lintel – 12th century

two brass crowned Buddhas — Crowned Buddhas – 12th to 13th century

large round pedestal — Pedestal – 13th century

part of a lotus-top prang finial — Section of a lotus-top prang finial – 13th century

stone pedestal — Pedestal – 13th century

pedestal broken in half — Pedestal – 13th century

Details – 9am-4pm, 150/30B foreigners/Thais, 055-697367
Location – Mueang Kao, Amphoe Mueang, Sukhothai Province

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