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Wall pole and Door columns

Keywords : Shiva, Angkor Wat, Hindu, Wall pole, door columns

Site common namePrasat Banteay Samre
Type of artworkSculpture
Province/CityAngkor
StateSiem Reap
CountryCambodia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 13.441944
Long : 103.959167

ArtThe door columns are of octagonal shape and were inherited from the early Angkor Wat period. There are small triangular leaves put together in the shape of serration. So, there are more than one leaf per side of a column. The wall pole is fully decorated with coiling and flower patterns. Also, there is storytelling scence on the pole such as the picture of Shiva.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodAngkor Wat
Age17 Century BE.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali