Ku Khao Temple

Terrain

General Condition

Wat Ku Khao is an abandoned ancient site. Located along the Chiang Mai-Lamphun Road (Old Line) at the 5th kilometer in Nong Hoi Subdistrict.

Condition before excavation Found a chedi with a height of about 5 meters and around the chedi is a small mound of earth. north and west adjacent to houses South is the road to Wiang Kum Kam. To the east is the Chiang Mai-Lamphun Road (Old Line), about 1.6 kilometers east of the Ping River.

The condition of the archaeological site is partially destroyed by road construction and houses.

Height above mean sea level

Waterway

Ping River

Geological conditions

It is a river basin area. was deposited with sand and gravel sediments. In the Holocene era

Archaeological Era

era/culture

Archaeological age

Types of archaeological sites

archaeological essence

The ancient site of Wat Ku Khao an abandoned ancient site Located on the Chiang Mai-Lamphun road, no information is found in any historical documents.

The Fine Arts Department has excavated and restored in the years 1988 - 1989 (Department of Fine Arts 2005 :58 - 59). Found information of ancient monuments and antiques as follows:

The archaeological site of Wat Ku Khao consists of a viharn, a pagoda, an altar, a glass wall and an arch.

Architectural features

1. Viharn The viharn of Wat Ku Khao is rectangular in shape. Two overlapping traces of the viharn were found. The front and middle of the viharn were destroyed by road construction and the construction of civilian houses.

traces of the construction of the temple Appeared for the first time in the Chukchi base of the principal Buddha image. which is decorated with stucco patterns depicting lotus petals and two lions with one head, as well as stucco lions at Wat E-Khang Subsequently, a new Vihara and Chukchi base were built on top of the old Chukchi base.

The stucco pattern of this lion assumed to be influenced by Burma As for the stucco pattern in the shape of lotus petals adorning the Chukchi base The appearance is similar to the stucco pattern at Wat Ku Pa Lan, Ban Thi District, Lamphun Province (late 21st Buddhist century), but from the details of the lotus petal pattern of Wat Ku Khao, it is not old to the end of the 21st Buddhist century, such as the lotus petal pattern of Ku Pa Temple. courtyard

2. Chedi The chedi of Wat Ku Khao has the lower base as a chopping board base in a square plan, about 3 meters high, above it is the base in front of the two gauge boards, stacked in 3 tiers to support the two bases of the two pieces of plexiglass, two stacked plexiglass bases. Set separated by a layer of front board decorated with stucco guard pattern at every corner around the lift. It looks like a rectangular curved frame pattern. Decorated in a circle surrounded by Kanok and Swan designs. It has details close to that of Lai Kham painting. on the wall at the end of the Nam Taem temple Wat Phra That Lampang Luang which is a popular pattern in the 23rd Buddhist century.

The central part of the chedi is an octagonal vine wreath. There is only one floor left.

Artifacts found

Antiques found from excavation include a green glass Buddha image in subduing Mara posture, stone Buddha images. (Andesite stone), sitting cross-legged, Mara posture, broken head and parts of the hand of a bronze Buddha image, etc.

Determination of age

from the architectural style It is assumed that Wat Ku Khao should have been built around the end of the 21st - 22nd Buddhist centuries and from the stucco pattern that can be dated around the 23rd Buddhist century, it is believed that Wat Ku Khao should be renovated until the 23rd Buddhist century.