Bas-Relief Smiling Buddha, The Bayon, Angkor, Cambodia
Abundantly sculpted decoration for temples throughout Angkor, Cambodia and the rest of SE Asia, these visages are plentiful adornments for their huge temple hosts. Treasures in and around the temple complexes have been looted on a grand scale, with most recovered items housed in the National Museum in Phnom Penh. Many of the best specimens from this era are in the Museum or in private collection, if not lost to the carnage of time. Even without some of it's finer artworks, the incredible natural scale of Angkor impresses in ways museum presentation cannot.
Abundantly sculpted decoration for temples throughout Angkor, Cambodia and the rest of SE Asia, these visages are plentiful adornments for their huge temple hosts. Treasures in and around the temple complexes have been looted on a grand scale, with most recovered items housed in the National Museum in Phnom Penh. Many of the best specimens from this era are in the Museum or in private collection, if not lost to the carnage of time. Even without some of it's finer artworks, the incredible natural scale of Angkor impresses in ways museum presentation cannot.
Bas-Relief Smiling Buddha, The Bayon, Angkor, Cambodia
Abundantly sculpted decoration for temples throughout Angkor, Cambodia and the rest of SE Asia, these visages are plentiful adornments for their huge temple hosts. Treasures in and around the temple complexes have been looted on a grand scale, with most recovered items housed in the National Museum in Phnom Penh. Many of the best specimens from this era are in the Museum or in private collection, if not lost to the carnage of time. Even without some of it's finer artworks, the incredible natural scale of Angkor impresses in ways museum presentation cannot.
Abundantly sculpted decoration for temples throughout Angkor, Cambodia and the rest of SE Asia, these visages are plentiful adornments for their huge temple hosts. Treasures in and around the temple complexes have been looted on a grand scale, with most recovered items housed in the National Museum in Phnom Penh. Many of the best specimens from this era are in the Museum or in private collection, if not lost to the carnage of time. Even without some of it's finer artworks, the incredible natural scale of Angkor impresses in ways museum presentation cannot.
