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Dimension 5: Arts, Culture, and Civilization
Arts and culture of the Suvarnabhumi region reflect influences from a combination of diverse religious and cultural influences of India and the Western world. A wide variety of such arts and culture has been practiced with the indigenous cultures. Results are regionally unique forms of art, culture, and civilization that cast back each social matter, government influence, and their unique way of life shown in archaeological and historical finds and ancient beliefs that have been passed down. The evidence shows division into groups, as follows:
with rows of animal pictures, building structures and male and female figures (considered the oldest portraits in Southeast Asia). Besides, beads, emblems, symbolic pendants were also found. Among these finds, many features characterize more Indianness than Indian art among the finds.
Greek and Roman Empires
Evidence from these sources include replica pendants from important Roman medals such as Emperor Domitian’s gold medals (B.E. 624-639) at Bang Kluay and Emperor Victorinus’ copper medals found at U-thong (B.E. 812-814). Some evidence contains seals, ring settings, a large number of Roman hanging ornaments, glass containers and decorative ornaments with various patterns, especially ones (among many others) in the shape of faces or people using meticulous mosaic techniques.
Replica pendants of Roman emperors found in Khlong Thom, Krabi and Oc Eo, Vietnam
Gold earrings found in Khmao Yee, Southern Myanmar
Stone ring from Maurya-Sunga period
Western and South Asia
Evidence in this group includes artifacts high-class objects, devotional articles, expensive jewelry such as gold earrings, inscriptions, currencies, and various containers such as rings and stone plates from the Maurya- Sunga period during the 3rd-5th Buddhistcenturies. Otherartifacts involve bowls or bronze bowls
Suvarnabhumi: Terra Incognita
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