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Lintel

Keywords : Tap Lang (Lintels), Sambor Prei Kuk , Prei Khmeng

Type of artworkSculpture
VillageMusée Guimet
CountryCambodia

History of production-
ArtLintel is an architectural element normally installed at the top of the door. Lintel of Prei Kameng period is characterized by the single horseshoed arch in the middle of the lintel with the inward volute at the both ends. The couple of auspicious animals occupied the ends of the lintels, such as Naga in or Gajasimha, different from the both ends of Sombor Preikuk lintel which is normally occupied by Makaras.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodPrei Khmeng
Age7th-8th century A.D.
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