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Pediment Carved of Narashimha

Keywords : Vishnu, Jayavarman V, Pediment, Yajnavaraha, Narasimha

Site common namePrasat Banteay Srei
Type of artworkSculpture
Village-
Province/CityAngkor
StateSiem Reap
CountryCambodia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 13.598889
Long : 103.962778

History of productionBanteay Srei, the temple bilt by Yajnavaraha during the reign of King Jayavarman V, is the temple dedicated to Shiva and his two consorts.
ArtThe pediment is in the shape of triangle composing of multi-foils pediment edge. At the both ends of the pediment are the multi-headed serpents anticipating the normal style of the pediment in the later Angkorian Period. In the middle of the pediment is the figure of Narasimha tearing the chest of the demon Hiranyakashipu.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBanteay Srei
Age10th-11th century A.D.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
Religion and beliefNarasimha, the lion-man, is one of Vishnu incarnations. He incarnated for subjugating a demon name Hiranyakashipu.
Related artworkNarasimha here is portrayed as the human with lion head tearing the chest of Asura Hiranyakashipu.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-07-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali