Archaeological site number 11, Mueang Si Mahosot

Terrain

General Condition

Archaeological site number 11 is an abandoned archaeological site. It is located in the northeast of the ancient city of Sri Mahosot. Surrounded by people's houses

The ancient city was surrounded by a moat. It is located on a plain near forest and low mountains in the same valley as Dong Phaya Yen. San Kamphaeng Mountains and the Banthat Mountains There is a Bang Pakong River flowing through the area. It is about 10 kilometers north of the ancient city and about 16 kilometers west of the canal, Lam Phak Corian, flowing through the ancient city to the north. which flows together with Khlong Bang Phluang, which is about 3 kilometers south of the ancient city.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Bang Pakong River, Khlong Lam Phak Chi, Khlong Bang Phluang

Geological conditions

The condition of the ancient city was a sedimentary plain during the Holocene period.

As for geology, Prachinburi Province, which is in the eastern region, consists of the Green Mountain Range - Khao Chompoo. which has Triassic granite as the core of the mountain range. Khun In Mountain Range - Elephant Trunk Mountain and the guinea pig upside down The granite of Carboniferous is the broken axis of the mountain range, positioned in the north-south direction. From Ban Phe to Nong Yai Mountain range in Klaeng District Soi Dao Mountain Range - Khao Makok Which has granite as the core from Khlung District to Pong Nam Ron District and the Sam Ngam-Khao Saming mountain range from Khao Saming District to Pong Nam Ron District.

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

Archaeological site number 11 (003) is located outside the city on the northeast side. The excavation results of the Fine Arts Unit 5, the Fine Arts Department, found that the building's characteristics laterite base assumed to be the base of the temple The diagram of a rectangular canvas with dimensions of width 7 meters, length 15 meters and height of 1 meter. On the base of the ancient site there are 2 bases of idols enshrined, namely

- The idol base is made of sandstone, width 86 centimeters, length 1.50 meters and height 55 centimeters, with a round shape for supporting the dowels of 3 idols. It is assumed that the right side is for the Bodhisattva Avalokite. Sawan In the middle enshrines a Buddha image. On the left side is an image of Nang Panya Baramee.

- The idol's base made of sandstone Width 1.20 1.20 meters, height 35 centimeters, with holes for supporting idol dowels. In addition, the excavation also found antiques made of bronze. Khmer art in the Bayon period Age around the 18th Buddhist century, including a bronze bowl with inscriptions indicating A.D. 1109 and a bronze bowl with Khmer inscriptions.

Related inscription :inscription on a bronze wand frame, inscription at the base of a bronze parapet, inscription at the base of the Bodhi tree Wat Ton Pho Sri Maha Pho Jirachada Triphanuwan