Wat Tao Thuriang
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Wat Tao Thuriang (also Wat Tao Turieng , Wat Tao Thu Riang ; Thai วัด เตาทุเรียง , translated: "Temple of the Thuriang kilns") is the name of the ruins of a former Buddhist temple complex on the northern edge of the historic old town of Sukhothai in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Sukhothai in Thailand .
Location, findings and dating
The ruins of the former wat are located a good 800 meters outside the old city walls in the clearing of a bushy strip of land, immediately north of the moat surrounding Wat Phra Phai Luang . They are located in the middle of what was then the Tao Thuriang pottery district .
The foundation and pedestal of an assembly hall ( Wihan ) and the stump of a chedi to the west of it are still preserved . Both were built from bricks. From a stucco- clad, seated Buddha sculpture (with the gesture of submission of the demon Mara ) only the severely damaged, crossed legs remain.
If it was previously assumed that the wat was only created after the pottery had stopped their production (second half of the 16th century) and that this had overlapped, the findings of more recent field archaeological investigations and the evaluation of finds indicate that that it was built while the ovens were still in use (from the end of the 13th century).
literature
- Dawn F. Rooney : Ancient Sukhothai. Thailand's Cultural Heritage . River Books, Bangkok 2008, ISBN 978-974-9863-42-8 , p. 109.
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Coordinates: 17 ° 1 ′ 56.6 ″ N , 99 ° 41 ′ 55.45 ″ E