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Broken statue with rose [photo]

October 23rd, 2007 by Roy Berman		 Mutantfrog

Ayutaya, Thailand
August 23, 2006

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    • 5 Responses to 'Broken statue with rose [photo]'

    1. Jade Oc Says:
      October 24th, 2007 at 1:34 am

      There’s a really cool carved head at Ayutthaya (NB: ‘Ayutaya’ does not appear to be the standard Romanization, though I wouldn’t have any clue how Thai is written and the rules of transliteration) that has fallen off its body many many years ago, and is now entwined with thick roots, looking very Indiana Jones. The whole area is pretty cool really (figuratively – literally it’s stinking hot) and back in its heyday there was a substantial Japanese settlement there (before the Tokugawa decided it wasn’t so happy with the outside world).

      Just checked, and the head is actually used as the photo for the Wikipedia article on “Ayutthaya historical park.”

    2. Younghusband Says:
      October 24th, 2007 at 6:15 am

      Isn’t that a lotus flower?

    3. Roy Berman Says:
      October 24th, 2007 at 8:09 am

      We saw the head too, and of course I have a photo of it- but it’s something everyone’s seen. It is pretty damn awesome though.

      It might be a lotus-I don’t know crap about flowers. But I showed it to a female friend of mine before posting last night, and she said it was a rose. Anyone know for sure?

    4. Aceface Says:
      October 24th, 2007 at 9:01 am

      It’s a chrysanthemum.They are used frequently in buddhist custom along with lotus.

    5. Jonathan Dresner Says:
      October 30th, 2007 at 11:51 pm

      Neat picture: almost surreal.

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