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Inscribed plate found at Dvaravati site

28 July 2020
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Tags: ceramicsDvaravati (culture)epigraphyNakhon Pathom (province)plateSuphan Buri (province)
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Terracotta Plate from Suphan Buri. Source: Thai PBS 20200721

Terracotta Plate from Suphan Buri. Source: Thai PBS 20200721

via Thai PBS, 21 July 2020: An unusual inscribed terracotta plate has been found in the Dvaravati site of Khok Chaeng in Nakhon Pathom province. Article is in Thai.

วันนี้ (21 ก.ค.2563) นายประทีป เพ็งตะโก อธิบดีกรมศิลปากร เปิดเผยว่า สำนักศิลปากรที่ 2 สุพรรณบุรี ได้ดำเนินการขุดแต่งโบราณสถานโคกแจง ต.ทุ่งน้อย อ.เมืองนครปฐม จ.นครปฐม ซึ่งเป็นสถาปัตยกรรมสมัยทวารวดี ก่อด้วยอิฐ ขนาดความกว้างฐานด้านละ 7.20 เมตร และมีบันไดที่กึ่งกลางทั้ง 4 ด้าน นับเป็นโบราณสถานที่มีขนาดค่อนข้างเล็ก เมื่อเปรียบเทียบกับโบราณสถานสำคัญหลายแห่งในเมืองโบราณนครปฐมที่เคยพบก่อนหน้า

จากการขุดแต่งพบว่าด้านบนสุดของโบราณสถานที่ชำรุดหักพัง มีลักษณะของหลุมที่กรุผนังด้วยแผ่นอิฐ นักโบราณคดีจึงขุดตรวจสอบลงไปจนถึงระดับความลึกที่ 1.20 เมตร ได้พบโบราณวัตถุที่น่าสนใจ คือ แผ่นดินเผาทรงกลม ขนาดเส้นผ่านศูนย์กลาง 26.2 เซนติเมตร หนา 1.2 เซนติเมตร วางอยู่ในตำแหน่งทิศตะวันตกเฉียงเหนือภายในพื้นที่กรอบอิฐ แผ่นดินเผานี้มีการขีดช่องตารางคล้ายกับดวงฤกษ์แบ่งเป็น 12 ช่องตามแนวรัศมี และขีดเส้นวงกลมซ้อนชั้นจากแกนกลางออกมาเป็นระยะ เกิดเส้นซ้อนทับกันเป็นช่องตารางย่อย ในแต่ละช่องตารางพบตัวอักษรจารกำกับอยู่เกือบทุกช่อง รวมถึงที่ขอบของแผ่นดินเผาก็ได้พบตัวอักษรจารึกเช่นกัน

น.ส.พิมพ์พรรณ ไพบูลย์หวังเจริญ นักอักษรศาสตร์ทรงคุณวุฒิ (ภาษา เอกสาร และหนังสือ) นายเทิม มีเต็ม ผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านภาษาตะวันออก (ผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิกรมศิลปากร) และนางศิวพร เฉลิมศรี นักภาษาโบราณชำนาญการพิเศษ ได้พิจารณารูปอักษรในเบื้องต้นพบว่า มีลักษณะคล้ายกับกลุ่มอักษรสมัยหลังปัลลวะ อายุราวพุทธศตวรรษที่ 14 อย่างไรก็ตาม การอ่านแปลและวิเคราะห์สาระในจารึก จำเป็นต้องพิจารณาจากอักษรที่มีทั้งหมด ซึ่งจะสามารถดำเนินการได้ภายหลังจากโบราณวัตถุได้ผ่านกระบวนการอนุรักษ์ทางวิทยาศาสตร์ให้มีความแข็งแรง

Source: ครั้งแรกในไทย กรมศิลปากรขุดพบ “แผ่นฤกษ์” สมัยทวารวดี

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