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Main Tower: Prasat Banteay Srei
Keywords : Devaraja, Banteay Srei, Jayavarman V, Apsara, Yajnavaraha, Shiva Temple
Site common name | Prasat Banteay Srei |
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Type of artwork | Sculpture |
Province/City | Angkor |
State | Siem Reap |
Country | Cambodia |
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 13.598889 Long : 103.962778 |
History of production | Yajnavaraha, an important Brahmin during the reign Jayavarman V, constructed the temple of Banteay Srei dedicated to Shiva outside the city of Angkor. This temple was constructed by a noble, different from the temple in Devaraja cult which was normally constructed only by the monarch. |
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Art | Banteay Srei is the triple temples rested on the flat platform. The central tower is dedicated to Shiva. Although there is no inscription mentioning to whom the subsidiary ones were dedicated, they are possible to be dedicated to Uma and Ganga, two consorts of Shiva, as the attendants carving on these temple are only female. These towers are made of sandstone, typical to the Late Angkorian period. However the older fashion is still visible, such as the three-sided false doors and the miniature temples that are decorated at the corner of the superstructure. |
Period | Historical Period |
Art period | Banteay Srei |
Age | 10th-11th century A.d. |
Religion | Brahmanism-Hinduism |
Sect | Shaivite |
Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
Date of record creation | 2015-07-00 |
Record creator | Chedha Tingsanchali |