Mon Haripunchai Sculpture
Mon Haripunchai sculpture was unique in style and has no images of Hindu deities unlike the art elsewhere in Thailand.
This Buddhist art is in stone, terracotta, stucco and bronze. The facial features are distinctly stylised and the mode of dress is Indian, [ 9th – 10th C Pala-Sena style of north eastern India ]. The facial features include curly hair, well proportioned bodies, prominent eyes, incised moustaches and neck wrinkles typically not Thai as we understand today's ethnic features of the locals.
The art style was influence by Pala in India.