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Lintel carved of Umamaheswara
SculptureLintel carved of Umamaheswara

Lintels in Bapuan art have the garland that was inherited from the previous period. The middle of the garland drops down to the bottom. There is a Kala holding the garland and the ends of the garland curve out. Above the garland is the erecting leaves and under the garland is the falling leaves. Between the leaves, there are triangular leaves. Above the Kala, there is a Umamaheswara sculpture.

Lintel carved of Vishnu Anantasayana
Angkor
SculptureLintel carved of Vishnu Anantasayana

Lintels in Angkor Wat inherited the pattern from Bapuan art. The garland in the middle of the lintel curves down and the garland is divided into small parts. However, the difference is that there is a storytelling scene in the lintel.

Lintel carved of Kurma
SculptureLintel carved of Kurma

This sculpture is a part of the lintel of the scene when Vishnu disguised into a turtle to bear the mountain in stirring the milk sea. There are gods and demons on two sides standing in rows with thier hands touching the Naga. Above this is a row of swan and gods sitting with one knee up and put their hands together. In the middle, there is a mountain that the turtle bears. At the column, there is a Vishanu sculpture embracing the mountain. At the top, there is Bhraman. People in the carvings wear funnel-shaped-top crown caps, necklects with tufts, bracelets, short cloth and the end of the cloth has two fish tails on top of each other. Such characteristics are the features of Angkor Wat art.