Srivijaya (Javanese)

Refers to the style associated with Srivijaya in peninsular Thailand during the eighth through the 13th centuries. This style influenced Indonesian art through maritime trade and exchange. The style reflects a blending of Malaysian, Chinese, Indian, and Arabic religious and intellectual currents. In sculpture, the style features small bronze Buddhist figures, bodhisattvas, and clay votive tablets with inscribed Buddhist creeds. Figures of deities reflect Indian Gupta styles and are clad in long garments without diadems, their upper torsos exposed and their hair in a crown of mixed tresses. In architecture, the style features small temple complexes in cruciform plan.