Wall Carvings: Mahabharata - Bhishma death scene.

Site common name	Angkor Wat
Type of artwork	Sculpture
Village	-
Province/City	Angkor
State	Siem Reap
Country	Cambodia
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 13.412222 Long : 103.866389

History of production	Angkor Wat was constructed by Suryavarman II in 1113 A.D. after the victory against his uncle, Jayavarman VI and Dharanindravarman I. Not only dedicated to Vishnu, this temple was presumably dedicated to the king posthumous status as Vishnu himself. This temple therefore faces west as the direction of the dead.
Art	The western side of the lower gallery of Angkow Wat depicts the story from Mahabharata. The style of Angkor Wat art can be studied from the drapery of the figure in the narrative. The pointed crown with the diadem, the necklace with the row of pointed tassels, the short Sompot with the triangular piece of drapery at the side are the characters of Angkor Wat dressing.
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Angkor Wat
Age	12th century
Religion	Brahmanism-Hinduism
Religion and belief	This narrative portrays the story from Mahabharata, Bhishma was pierced by the thousand arrows of Arjuna. He was the son of the King Shantanu of Hastinapura and Ganga was his mother. He was the grandfather of both Pandava and Kaurava sides, As he had to join Kaurava side he vowed not to harm Pandava. At the end he was pierced by thousands of arrows by Arjuna and reclining on the arrow bed waiting for the death. Before the death, Bhishma touch Pandava how to become a good king. After the death, Bhishma entered heaven.
Related artwork	The reclining figure on the bed of arrows is Bhishma but the figure on the chariot is presumably Arjuna how shot the arrow to Bhishma.

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2015-07-00
Record creator	Chedha Tingsanchali