Lopburî
- Scope note
- Refers to the period whose output is analagous to Khmer artistic models developed in the region of modern Cambodia. In architecture, the period can be divided into three subperiods: From the seventh to the ninth century, the period harks back to pre-Angkor Khmer styles and features brick construction, square towers, sanctuaries with redans and corner pilasters, corbelled vault roof systems, and molded bases with entrances on the east side and false doors on the remaining three sides. From the 10th to the early 13th century, the period reveals more aggressive Khmer influences and is characterized by the Prasat Wat Prang (tenth century) and Prasat Ban Chang, both featuring brick towers with sandstone doorframes on a north-south axis, pilasters, and trilobed lamp niches, and by the Prasat Phra and Prasat Phanom Wan, both featuring vestibules and mondops housing relics or Buddha images. From the late 13th to 14th century, the architecture developed regional artistic elements but retained traditional Khmer iconography. Temples in this latter style feature laterite construction, extensive sanctuaries dedicated to Buddha and bodhisattvas, the prang, a distinctively Thai structure characterized by the upward elongation of the bullet shape of the classical Khmer tower sanctuary, and further variations on the mondop and square tower with redans. In ceramic production, the period features mostly flat, brown-glazed or green-glazed works with incised geometric designs and modeling of animal-like forms on jars and pots.
- Date of creation: 29-Apr-2024
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024 
