Features of Ly Dynasty Stone Pedestals in Red River Delta

Tóm tắt

Along with being a pedestal supporting Buddha statues, Ly dynasty stone pedestals were also an integral part of the character of Buddhist sculptures, that are intended to magnify their beauty, their solemnity and conveyed various messages of religion and belief. The decorative art on the stone pedestals carried the basic characteristics of the dynasty’s art such as the normativity in decorative motifs, fusioned elements of art and shallow engraving techniques. This study of these stone pedestals is a typical case-study of Ly dynasty’s vestiges that remain in the relics.