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Sombor Preikuk C1

Keywords : Sambor Prei Kuk , Ishanavarman I

Site common nameSombor Preikuk
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityKampong Thom
StateKampong Thom
CountryCambodia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 12.865278
Long : 105.041389

History of productionIshanavarman I shifted his capital to the nowadays Sombor Preikuk as entitled as Ishanapura. At the site of his capital there locates the northern and southern group of temple dedicating to Shiva.
ArtNormally, most of Pre-Angkorian temples are of brick. The decoration is normally of brick carving. The temple is devoid of being redented. However, the temple is decorated by the series of pilasters at the corners as well as on the wall, typical to the period. Judging from the style of the lintels, because this temple is datable to the transition period between Prei-Kmeng and Kampong Preah, this temple is later than those of the Southern and Northern group. Interestingly, the front staircase and the pair of lions are of monolithic. As the lions are fixed as the guardians, this temple is call “Lion Prasada”
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodPrei Kmeng-Kampong Preah
Age7th-8th century A.D.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
SectShaivite

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-07-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali