The Beauty Of Women In Ancient Times From The Stucco Patterns Of The Dvaravati Period.

Abstract

Beauty is the charm of every age that everyone desires. A beautiful woman is sure to be attractive to those who see it. Even the great or poor man had to surrender to that woman's beauty. As can be seen from the historical evidence of all human beings in the past that any kind of beauty depends on the viewing values of the people of that era. Beauty itself may not only be beautiful on the outside but should be beautiful from the inside, which is also popular. Originally from the ancient past for thousands of years in the Dvaravati era, the beauty of women who were beautiful in those days can be studied from historical and archaeological evidence. It is also derived from the craftsmanship of stucco craftsmanship in the Dvaravati period that has conveyed traces of the beauty of women's faces in stucco sculptures decorating religious sites in the Dvaravati period. It could be assumed that the craftsmen who built the temple created more faces from the women who lived in those days than imagined. Therefore, the face represents a real woman in the Dvaravati period. The studies have shown that stucco sculptures of female figures in the Dvaravati period, both stucco and terracotta, appear in religious places used to decorate stupa and chedi. They are found in many places such as Ancient City of Nakhon Pathom, Ancient City of U Thong in Suphan Buri Province, Ancient City of Khu Bua in Ratchaburi Province. and the ancient city of Chansen in Nakhon Sawan Province. The sculpture of women's faces in the study revealed that the beauty of the women that appeared was a variety of beauty that was the charm of the people of that era, and it could be observed that some typical female faces of the Dvaravati period appeared. Noble people will have a round face shape, oval shape, big eyes, big nose, thin lips and long hair. It can be said that one of the charms that people of all ages consider to be beautiful are round eyes and long hair. Furthermore, thing that created the charm of beauty in that era was Pattaraphon and Thanimphimphaphon that decorated the body to make it stand out.