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Lintel

Keywords : Tap Lang (Lintels), Hindu, Banteay Srei, Jayavarman V, Kala, Yajnavaraha

Type of artworkSculpture
VillageMusée Guimet
CountryCambodia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 48.864722
Long : 2.293611

ArtLintel is an architectural part that is found in Khmer art. It is always placed on top of the entrance gate. Lintel in Phra Kho period has Kala following the influence of Java art. However, A distinctive feature of this lintel is the decoration of the quarter part of the garland with “ an animal face biting the garland”. This is the model for the quarter Uba in Banteau Srei and Bapuan arts.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodPreah Ko
Age15 Century BE.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali