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Guardian Sculpture

Keywords : Thawarabal, Hindu, Preah Ko, Indravarman, Devaraja

Site common namePrasat Pra Kho
Type of artworkSculpture
Province/CitySiem Reap
CountryCambodia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 13.343889
Long : 103.972778

History of productionAccording to history, Prasat Pra Kho was built during the reign of Indravarman. The Prasat is located on the plainland as in Devaraja cult. The Prasat is built to dedicate to the ancestors of the King.
ArtGuardian Sculpture is carved with full-costume, wearing headwear with cylinder hair style as the trait of the sculptures of Angkor Era. The Guardian wears a curved belt and strap (belly belt), the over the trunks brocade with frilly dress. The selvage is in the fish tail pattern in the front while the side lies unnaturally which is the trait of Angkor Art.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodPreah Ko
Age15th Buddhist Century
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
Religion and beliefPrasat Pra Kho is the temple complex of 6 Prasats on the same base. It is divided into 2 rows of 3 Prasats. The Prasats in the front row are dedicated to the male ancestors while the back ones are for the female ancestors of the king.
Related artworkThe Guardians of the 3 front-row Prasats are male Guardians while the ones of the back 3 are female Guardians.

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