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SculptureLintel
Lintel is an architectural part that is found in Khmer art. It is always placed on top of the entrance gate. Lintels in Banteau Srein art are the mixture if Koh Kae and Phra Kho arts. The storytelling scene is in the middle of the lintel and the garland curves down to the bottom part of the lintel. The garland is decoated with leaves with Uba inserted within the leaves. This is the same with Phra Kho art. A distinctive feature of this lintel is the decoration of the quarter part of the garland with “ an animal face biting the garland”. This is the model for the quarter Uba in Bapuan art.
SculptureLintel
Lintel is an architectural part that is found in Khmer art. It is always placed on top of the entrance gate. Lintel in Phra Kho period has Kala following the influence of Java art. However, A distinctive feature of this lintel is the decoration of the quarter part of the garland with “ an animal face biting the garland”. This is the model for the quarter Uba in Banteau Srei and Bapuan arts.
SculptureLintel
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. However, there is quarter part of the garland that is originally decorated as “ an animal face biting the garland”. Initially , A French scholar believed that it was Klang art., but it was later found that the smae kind of lintel is found to be built in the sam period with Bapuan art. Therefore, it is classified as Bapuan art as well.
SculptureLintel
Lintel is a piece of architecture found in Khmer art. It is always mounted on the entrance door frame. The Lintels of Kulen Period receive influences from Java Art which included The Kala carved in the upper middle part of the garland, both ends are Makara facing out as with the pattern of the Kala-Makara Arch of Central Java Art. The garland parts is decorated with the upward leaf pattern hanging down in the Kampong Phra Style of Art. The round tokens are modified to be the round flowers. Underneath the garland in the space between the leaves, there are bunches of flowers suspended from a garland.
SculptureVishnu
Vishnu image with cylindrical crown (Kiritamakuta) is typical to Pre-Angkorian period. Vishnu has four arms holding attributes including disc and conch of the upper hands as well as the club and the earth of the lower hands. He wears Sompot, in the front of which there are two fish-tail-liked tassels anticipating the later style of Angkorian period.
SculptureGuardian Sculpture
Guardian Sculpture is carved with full-costume, wearing headwear with cylinder hair style as the trait of the sculptures of Angkor Era. The Guardian wears a curved belt and strap (belly belt), the over the trunks brocade with frilly dress. The selvage is in the fish tail pattern in the front while the side lies unnaturally which is the trait of Angkor Art.
SculptureDecorative: Kala
The Kala is visible on the upper part of Ruean Tat (the middle part of Chedi/Prasat). The lower lip of the Kala is missing. It is in the position of spewing out the leaf pattern garland downward.Inside the garland sees the humanoid stulpture in the standing or dancing position.
SculptureLintel
Lintel is an architectural element normally installed at the top of the door. Preah Ko lentel. as being under the influence of Javanese and Kulen art, is characterized by the Kala face in the middle of the upper part of the lintel. At the both ends of the lintels are the outward-facing Makaras inspired by Javanese Kala-Makara niche. However, more variation of the style is noticeable in Preah Ko period. Above and below the garland exist the vegetation leafs as continuing form Kulen style. There are also figures inserted throughout the vegetative motifs anticipating Koh Ker style of lintel. The lotus band at the bottom of the lintel, however, anticipates Pre Rup style of lintel.
