Antefix Representing Yugi
- Object :
- Antefix Representing Yugi
- Art style :
- Sukhothai
- Material :
- Stucco
- Size :
- 39 cm. high, 20 cm. wide.
- Era age :
- ca. 19th-20th century BE.
- Condition :
- Striped right edge cracked
- Feature :
- Antefix Representing Yugi in triangle shape featured yogi obeisance, sat cross-legged knee high arches, wearing top hat, curly eyebrows, almond-eyed glimpse low, a prominent nose, and small mouth. blanket wide cloth and the fabric over the chest. Round arches with Kanok pattern shown Yogi sat cross-legged in “Swaddhikasana”. Obeisance Yogi refers to the person who practice of yoga, worship and serve Hinduism gods. In next period Yogi became to an admirer in Buddhism as the historical phenomenon in Thailand. This sculpture was antefix to decorate pagoda that shall be the Hindu temples which that improved to religious sites in Buddhism as Wat Sri Swai
- History :
- Found from the ancient town of Sukhothai, Sukhothai province
- Venue :
- Ramkhumhang National Museum
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