The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. XLIV, Part 1-2, 1956 - Khamkoo

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6 John Black standing position. 'l'his liou was found immeclintely below the gopura at the entl'ance to the third Colll·t. It was broken ft•om its base, lmt the paws n.ucl legs on base, together with the borly section close hy, indicated a standing position. 'l'he Naga balmtt•adc over 30 metres long is almost intact. 'l'he unadorned pnlyeephalous Naga heafl denotes a period prior to Angkor Wat. There at·e 23 stone blocks in tbe body which is Cut'ved on top and about 1 metre thick. The whole gives a rampant or poised effect, but unfortunately the curved tail of the east balustrade has been displaced. Many arc l!te displaeements attributed to elephants, part.icnlarly among the mile-stone-like pillars which must have given a majestic appea!'Hnce to tho avenue approuches betwet>n the gopuras. In all. there are about lRO of thesl~ pillars; very few are now standing. 'l'hey are used, with only slight variation according to the pet'iod, in a number of Khmer temples for ornamental 'effect along cansewnys. As far as is known, no interpretation exists of the motive, though it is safe to say t.hey have some significance in the Khmer scheme of design. ' The• first gopnra ot· entrance tlavilion (S') hom the north is largely in 1•uins. The two sections of both east. and west wings and the centre !Jays of the cruciform edifice wet'e open by design. The significance of this building was pos:;illly uo mot·o than a resting plact; on the way to the summit, bnt its decorative effect was not neglected. 'l'he sculptor devoted as mnch attention to the ornamentation of the tloonvays, a key point in the Khrner sanctu;U"y design, as was done in the many other porche!l of the monument. '£he lintels have as their priueipal element the Rahn head on which Ill is mounted a divinity. 'l'his gopura is beautifully get as if on a stand in the forw of a huge tiered foundation, fully u metre above gronncl level. 'l'his is characteristic of Khmer design and applies to all t.he structures of Phra Vihflr; indeed, it is a feature which reached its crowning glu1•y in the eentral monument of Angkor Wat which t·ests on a steep massive tiet'. 'l'he weather or west side of this first entrance pavilion has completely collapsed, unlike the second pavilion and the whole of the third comt which are in a belter state of preservation because
TI-ll;; LO~'TY SANCTUARY OF l(HAO PHRA VIHAR 7 nf their natural pt·otection from th•l S.W. monsoon, If ever reslo. ration work is undertaken, and there is every reason to do so, each building or comtyard can lln tackled as an individual nnit .. Nature in the form of afforestation will requit·e to he harnessed to provide natuntl protection fnl' the restored work. Proceeding clne east from the wing of the first gopnra, a path is eneonnterrd. At fil·st this is no more than a footpath, with fragments of well-eut rock :1ppearing alJOve the vegetation on either sifle. 'l'hen, there is clear evidence that. the path was once an avenue six metres wide antl bordererl by hPavy s:nl
Page 3 and 4: VOLUME XLIV Part 1 April 1956 THE J
Page 5: ~ABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME: XLIV PART
Page 11 and 12: "rHE: LOFTY :5ANCTUARY OF' KHAO PHR
Page 13: PITSANULtlla KHONKAEN LAOS N"KOI
Page 16 and 17: John Black 4 On my last visit the p
Page 20 and 21: John Black they were placed at thre
Page 22 and 23: 10 John Black The nse of the lion-h
Page 24 and 25: 12 John Blac1, The entil'e ensemble
Page 26 and 27: 14 John Black the worship oE the go
Page 28 and 29: Hi john Black considerable length,
Page 30 and 31: 18 cornice has two Naga heads cal'v
Page 32 and 33: 20 to l'ecoi·d the intricacies of
Page 34 and 35: 22 john Black judgment and religion
Page 36 and 37: ] region, the middle Mekong, and th
Page 38 and 39: THE LEGEND OF KHAO PHRA VIHAR A Sia
Page 40 and 41: 28 john Black The wanderings in hid
Page 42 and 43: Jayavarman II Parame8vara GENEALOGY
Page 45: Cr~lnd Slairw:ty of NodiH·rn !\ppr
Page 48 and 49: Lintel and Pudimc;n! un Second
Page 50 and 51: J,>int~J with c'bra Sinha and l'edi
Page 52 and 53: Snullt \Vlnr; o! Crucifonn Copur;t
Page 54: ll;,luster \Vindow in CruciftH tn (
Page 59 and 60: KHAo-PH 14 VIHAR lti1W!: 1~11
Page 61 and 62: tnao ~nra DIIlilr I I --;- Jt.!f ..
Page 63 and 64: REVIEWS precious metals. We shall i
Page 65 and 66: 36 RE:VJEWS always to be Mahayanist
Page 67 and 68: .'l8 · At Ban Phutsa, ten ldlometr
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REVIEWS 41 Lawrence Palmer Briggs,
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R:E:VIEWS 43 North-East Region (Pal
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'''!:\ REVIEWS 4/5 (750 re'ferences
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48 REVIEWS bearing on the developme
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!)() rmvmws Prem Ohaya: The Story o
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Re:vmws 'Tom plcs ( pp. 33(). :344
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54 Rl!Cent Siamese Publicalionr; 'f
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.56 Recent Siamese Publications 181
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58 Recent Siamese Publications coun
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VOLUME XLIV Part 2 August 1956 THE
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SIAM AND THE POTTERY TRADE OF ASIA
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Examples of Khmer Pottery A. B. c.
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fi4 Charles Nebon Spinl's tbit:l ty
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Siam and the Pottery Trade of Asia
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A. B. A. An unusual example of Sukh
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68 Charles Nelson Splnks on a tribu
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70 Charles Nelson Spinks another tr
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Decorated Sawankalok A. B. A. Cover
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72 Othet• clunacteristic Sawankal
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Siam an
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SAWAN KALOK~ Kiln Sites SAWAN KALOK
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78 Chmles Nelson Spinks in the 16th
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Siatn and the Pottery Trade of Asia
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Siam and the Pottery 'l'l'ade of As
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A Siamese Trading Junk of the Late
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84 Charles Nelson Spinks tedly lost
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Examples of Large Water Jars A. B.
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An unusual jar of Chinese provenanc
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88 Charle:> N cis on Spinl~s with s
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I Use of Chinese Pottery and Porcel
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trade. Siam ani! the Pottery Trade
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Siam
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Siam and the Pott:el'y Tl'ade of As
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Sia111 and the Pottery Trade of Asi
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Slaru and the Pottery Trade of Asia
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Types of Sawankalok Vessels Popul!'
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102 Charles Nelson Spinks Kambei of
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104 Charle~ Nelson Spinlequontly, i
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Beamish, 'l'ony BIBLIOGRAPHY "First
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108 Charles Nelson Spinks Ibn Battu
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110 Charles Nelson Spinlts Nishirmn
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THE ORIGINS OF SUKHODAYA ART ~· H.
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The Origins of Sukhodaya Art 115 so
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The Origlns of Si1khodaya Art 117 a
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The Origins of Sui\hndaya Art 118 \
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Fig. I. Wat Mahathat, Sukhodaya. (!
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Fig. 5 Wat Cbedi Chet Theu, Sawanka
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Fig, 9. That Pbong Pheng, Ban Na Su
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122 · U.U. Quaritch Wales At Wat.
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124 H.G. Qu;tritch Wales impossible
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126 Padmeswa,r Gogo! valley of the
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128 t'admcswur l~ogui 1m!Januell ca
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130 Padmeswar GrJgoi Burma. He foun
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132 Padmeswar Gogoi Chao Changnen d
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134 P uf the Lao; Lnang Prabang has
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13n Siamese alphabet intl> use.'' '
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WAS NAM THOM fHE FIRST KING OF SUKH
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Was Narn Thom the First King of Suk
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Was Nam Thom the First King of Suld
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REVIEWS .Tobn E. de Young, V'illa(J
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RIWIEWS 147 festivals only sometime
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n.EVlEWS !49 'l'he a11tl.tor touche
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Rli:VIEWS I b 1 This gifted Mexican
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REV!I':WS 1-&3 KH.G. Uol>I.Jy, •'
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H. Otley Bt>ye r·, 'l'htJ !.'P.l!l
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REVIEWS !57 D.G.E. Hall, A Histm·y
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mvmws 159 neglected, save as her te
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PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST IN OTHER ~
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Mitra, S.K.: Publications of Intere
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