Lingam with a pedestal
- Object :
- Lingam with a pedestal
- Art Style :
- Pre-historic
- Material :
- Golden
- Size :
- 2 centimeters tall with the diameter of 0.9 centimeter, 15 grams of weight centimeters, base height of 1.1 centimeters and width of 2.3 centimeters weighing 6.3 kilograms
- Age/Era :
- 12th Buddhist century
- Characteristic :
- A traditional Lingam is comprised of a square base, octagonal middle part, cylindrical upper part with round tip engraved with a vertical line called Prommasut and a line drawn outward to both sides called Parasawasut resembling the penis. It is made of gold, and the height to the tip is 12 centimeters with the diameter of 0.9 centimeter. The height to the middle part is 0.5 centimeter with the diameter of 0.6 centimeter, and that to the base is 0.4 centimeter with the diameter of 0.6 centimeter. The base is made of silver and in a square shape. There is a square hole in the middle, the width of which is 0.8 centimeters and the depth of which is 0.6 centimeter glided with 3 golden sheets.
- Condition :
- ...
- History :
- Mr. Seksan Naklad got it from Plee Mueang Cave in Si Chon Sub-district, Si Chon District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province and granted it to the museum on 29 January 2014 and received 2 monetary rewords worth 450,000 Baht.
- Exhibition Venue :
- Nakhon Si Thammarat National Museum
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