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Guardian Sculpture

Keywords : Thawarabal, Hindu, Banteay Srei, Jayavarman V, Yajnavaraha

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

History of productionPrasat Banteay Srei was constructed by the brahmin and courtier named Yajnavaraha during the reign of Jayavarman V to dedicate to Lord Shiva and 2 other Devis.
ArtThe sandstone Guardian Sculpture has conical high bun hairstyle in the Angkor Art. The upper body is naked with no shirt and ornaments. The lower body, wears long sleeve brocade. The side of the brocade, the two ends of the brocade that were twisted together and tucked up, fall in the curved line. The Guardian stands inside the wavy arch of Banteay Srei Art.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBanteay Srei
Age16 Buddhist Century
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism

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