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Carved of Vishnu Trivikrama at Prasat Kravan
Keywords : Vishnu, Koh Ker, Hindu, Kravan, Mahitavarman, Trivikrama
| Site common name | Prasat Kravan |
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| Type of artwork | Sculpture |
| Province/City | Siem Reap |
| Country | Cambodia |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 13.419444 Long : 103.89 |
| History of production | The inscription found at the doorframe of Prasat Kravan reads that the Prasat was built by the noble called Mahitavarman. The complex consists of 5 Prasats lie north to south facing eastward. All the Prasats are located on the low base. |
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| Art | Lord Vishnu wears a headgear with the conical ringed tiara. His 4 hand hold 4 different objects as follow; The front right hand holds a padma (lotus), the front left hand holds gada (mace), the back right holds a sudarshana chakra, and the back left hand holds a shankha (conch shell). He wears the striped brocade at the knees level. In the front, the seam is in the large curved pattern. Underneath the curved seam is the large belt, next is the 2 layers stacked anchors with one end fall to the ground. The right foot is supported by the lotus. Underneath the statue sees the figure of the female deity, Bhumi Devi holds lotus in her hand. The left foot is on the base. To the left of the devi figure is a smaller humanoid figure in the palms pressed together in a prayer-like, he is presumably Mahabali. |
| Art period | Koh Ker |
| Age | 15th Buddhist Century |
| Religion | Brahmanism-Hinduism |
| Religion and belief | Trivikrama Vishnu or The Vishnu’s three steps is one of the avatar of god Vishnu called Vamana. In this incarnation, Vishnu incarnated as the dwarf Brahmin to defeat the Asura King called Mahabali. |
| Related artwork | The sculpture of Vishnu is a large statue depicting the god with 4 arms holding a Sudarshana Chakra, a shankha (conch shell), a Gada (mace) and a padma (lotus). The statue is in the steping position. Underneath the statue sees the figure of the female deity, Bhumi Devi holds lotus in her hand. The left foot is on the base. To the left of the devi figure is a smaller humanoid figure in the palms pressed together in a prayer-like, he is presumably Mahabali. |
| 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 |
