Archaeological dig finds another age-old stone lintel

via Bangkok Post, 28 June 2023: Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,000-year-old stone lintel at the Prasat Ban Bu Yai ruins in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, featuring a carved pattern of the Indian god Indra riding an elephant, along with a well-preserved Shiva linga that is now displayed at the Phimai National Museum.

A fourth decorative lintel, dating back about 1,000 years, has been unearthed at an archaeological site in Sung Noen district.

Rakchart Kiriwattanasak, president of Nakhon Ratchasima’s Provincial Administrative Organisation Council, revealed that a fourth stone lintel and a stone gate had been found at Prasat Ban Bu Yai, which is undergoing restoration in tambon Sung Noen.

The stone lintel has a carved pattern depicting the Indian god Indra riding on the back of the elephant Airavata.

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• 1,000 years old decorative lintel found at archaeological site in Nakhon Ratchasima | Pattaya Mail, 29 June 2023