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Royal Palace Base: Garuda Sculpture

Keywords : Bayon, Mahayana Buddhism, Jayavarman VII, Garuda, Naga, Angkor Thom, Suriyavaraman I

Site common nameRoyal Palace
Type of artworkSculpture
Province/CitySiem Reap
CountryCambodia

History of productionThe royal palace was built in the reign of king Suriyavaraman I. Later, the base and the sculpture of Garuda, Naga and elephant were added in the reign of king Chayavaraman VII
ArtThe Garuda has a bird head and is in a standing position on top of the Naga head. The arms also hold the Naga. Such portrayal of Garuda is the characteristic of Garuda in Bayon art.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBayon
Age18 Century BE.
ReligionBuddhism, Brahmanism-Hinduism
SectMahayana

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