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Water pipes carved Human head
Keywords : Bayon, Mahayana Buddhism, Jayavarman VII, Naek Paen, Anodat
| Site common name | Prasat Neak Pean |
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| Type of artwork | Sculpture |
| Province/City | Angkor |
| State | Siem Reap |
| Country | Cambodia |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 13.463056 Long : 103.895 |
| History of production | Prasat Neak Pean is built on a large pond called “Narai Phrakhan”. It was built in the reign of king Chayavaraman VII. According to the inscription, it was called “Chaitadaka”. It is a holy place for the kingdom as it can be compared with Anodat pond. |
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| Art | The human head sculpture is in the east niche of Prasat Naek Paen. It is a human head wearing a crown cap with a funnel-shpaed at the top. The mouth is open, which is a part of the tube. |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | Bayon |
| Age | 18 Century BE. |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Sect | Mahayana |
| Religion and belief | Anodat is aholy pond with clean and clear water. The water from Anodat will flow through the mountain holes on the four sides of the pond. They are the faces of the four animals including lion, elephant, horse and cow. At Prasat Nak Phan, there are four animal carvings of the same kind as well. The north side of the pond is marked with the elephant head, the east with the horse head, the south with the lion head and the west with the human face instead of the cow. |
| Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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| Rights | Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre |
| Date of record creation | 2015-02-00 |
| Record creator | Chedha Tingsanchali |
