Important ancient object in Surin National Museum 1. Stone colonette. (Fragment of ornate door Pilaster.) Khmer Art, Prei Kmeng Style, 7th Century AD. From Prasat Phum Phon, Amphoe Sangkha,Surin.          This fragment of ornate door pilaster is carved from sandstone, it is round in form, decorate with floral pendants and garlands. Size : Diameter 23 cm. Height 40 cm. 2. Leaf-shaped gold plaque. Khmer Art, Baphuon style, 11th Century AD. From Prasat Tamuen Thom, King Amphoe Phanum Dong Rak, Surin.          The gold plagues are leaf-shaped in form and engraved with leaf pattern, They were found beneath the Prasat where they had been buried with the foundation stone. Size : Length 5.3 cm. Width 11.1 cm. 3. Stone statue of male figure. Khmer Art, Angkor Wat Style, 12th Century AD. From Prasat Tamuen Thom, King Amphoe Phanum Dong Rak, Surin.          This male figure wears a crown with a diadem on the forehead and a short pleated garment with two frontal hanging pleated panels of cloth, the shorter panel above the longer one. Both panels terminate in the bifurcated, splayed "fishtail" (or"anchor") motif. This short pleated is fastened by a jewelry belt and has a pocket - like fold on the left. Size : Height 71 cm. 4. Stone lintel depicting Krishna battle with beasts. Khmer Art, Angkor Wat Style, 12th Century AD. From Prasat Sikhoraphum, Amphoe Sikhoraphum, Surin.          This lintel is decided into two parts. The lower part consists it Krishna battling with Simhas. These Simhas emit floral designs or garlands from these months. It each end of a garland is a naga emitting Simha. Across the upper part are dancing females and seated human figures in niches, Size : Width 90 cm. Length 155 cm. Thickness 25 cm. 5.Brown glazed ceramic vessel. Khmer Art, 11th - 13th Century AD. From Tambon Truat, King Amphoe Si Narong, Surin.          Large Storage Jar with a narrow mouth rim and four horizontal handles decorated with geometric design. The body is thick, dark gray and covered in a dark brown glaze. The glazed is very thin and if exposed to damp could easily flake off. Such jar are generally found in site which have had Khmer influence and usually have the brown glaze seen here. The largest kilns sites were situated in Ban Kruat, Ban Baranae in Buriram Province. Size : Width 45 cm. Height 71.5 cm.