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SculptureMain Tower: Prasat Banteay Srei
Banteay Srei is the triple temples rested on the flat platform. The central tower is dedicated to Shiva. Although there is no inscription mentioning to whom the subsidiary ones were dedicated, they are possible to be dedicated to Uma and Ganga, two consorts of Shiva, as the attendants carving on these temple are only female. These towers are made of sandstone, typical to the Late Angkorian period. However the older fashion is still visible, such as the three-sided false doors and the miniature temples that are decorated at the corner of the superstructure.
SculptureBase with dancer and musician
Because the Indian-Chava influence started to feature again in My Son A1, sculpture in My Son A1 art is very gentle. The eyes are not protuding and there is no mustache. The lips are thin like Indian-Chava. The curving wearing cloth was also popular in Indian-Chava beforehand.
SculptureApsara
Apsara is characterized by the square face decorated with diadem and the big earrings. The headgear is beautified by the triple flowers. The left hand holds flower bouquet. The strip of triangular cloth hangs from the right hand while another triangular strip of cloth emerges from the left and reaches the feet-level. The belt is characterized as the wide band decorated by the row of tassels. These are the typical characters of Apsara dress during Angkor Wat period.
SculptureApsara
Apsara, craved on the wall, has a square face of Bayon style. She closes her eyes and has a gentle smile. The head is decorated with a crown with three rows of flowers. The earings are large tufts and the left hand holds flowers. The cloth is long and both ends of the cloth are in triangular shape similar to the fish tail. The belt is large and decorated with tufts.
SculptureApsara
A 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
