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Apsara

Keywords : Thawarabal, Hindu, Banteay Srei, Jayavarman V, Yajnavaraha

Site common namePrasat Banteay Srei
Type of artworkSculpture
Province/CityAngkor
StateSiem Reap
CountryCambodia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 13.598889
Long : 103.962778

History of productionPrasat Banteau Srei was built by a Bhraman named “Yatchayawaraha” in the reign of king Chayavaraman V. It was dediated to Shiva and the other two goddesess.
ArtA female gate keeper is topless with her hair tied at the back. She wears ornaments and long cloth without strips. The end of the cloth is pulled out of its edge. There is also a line in the middle similar to a pleast in the pre-ankor period, but the pattern is of a fish tail. The keeper is in an arch of Banteau Srei art
Art periodBanteay Srei
Age16 Century BE.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
Religion and beliefApsara or the goddess is a goddess in the heaven. She was born when the milk sea was stired as a concubine. However, some scholars think that she might be a goddess.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-05-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali