Lintel

Site common name	Prasat Sombopraikuk (Group C)
Type of artwork	Sculpture
Province/City	Kampong Thom
Country	Cambodia
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 12.865278 Long : 105.041389

History of production	It was built to serve as central royal sanctuary and capital during the reign of Isanavarman I of Chenla Kingdom after his successful campaign to conquer Funan. After the War, he officially ordered the relocation of his realm’s capital to Sombopraikuk.
Art	Lintel is a piece of architecture found in Khmer art. It is always mounted on the entrance door frame. The Lintel in the picture belongs to the Prei Kmeng Art which leads to Kampong Phra Art. It is characterized by the curved line which is drawn in a single straight line in the center of the lintel with the picture of tokens appear in the center of the curve line. This style belong to the Prei Kmeng Art. However, the tokens have been transformed into a leaf pattern which is identical with the pattern at both ends of the Lintel. This leaf pattern is later found its fame in the Kampon Phra Art.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Prei Khmeng
Age	13th Buddhist Century
Religion	Brahmanism-Hinduism

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2015-02-00
Record creator	Chedha Tingsanchali