Plaster Cast of a section of the bas-relief of Bayon depicting a Naval Battle
Charles Carpeaux, after unknown Khmer artist(s) · 1904 cast, after 12th-13th century Bayon relief
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Medieval · № 315
Lion
Unknown Khmer artist(s) · 12th-early 13th century
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Lion
Khmer Bayon-style lion taken to France on the Louis Delaporte mission in 1873, per Three D Scans metadata.
- Maker
- Unknown Khmer artist(s)
- Date
- 12th-early 13th century
- Place
- Asia
- Material
- Stone, 3D scan source listed by Three D Scans
- Dimensions
- 146 x 70 x 56 cm
- Current collection
- Musee Guimet, Paris
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This guardian lion from the Bayon at Angkor is built with a squared chest, fixed haunches, and a flattened face. Its placement suggests that it was intended to be encountered while moving past it.
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- Maker
- Unknown Khmer artist(s)
- Date
- 12th-early 13th century
- Place
- Asia
- Material
- Stone, 3D scan source listed by Three D Scans
- Dimensions
- 146 x 70 x 56 cm
- Current collection
- Musee Guimet, Paris
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark 1.0
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