DP74_12 - A snapshot of the Leper King statue, Leper King Terrace, Angkor Thom, Angkor, Cambodia

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionThe statue of Yama, the god of the underworld, was a naked male figure, seated, with the right knee raised. Perhaps because of its strangeness and surface corrosion by patches of lichen, it became known as the 'Leper King ' in keeping with a folk legend that one of Angkor's kings was a leper.Date Original15 June 1964CountryCambodia

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SeriesISEAS0068 DP74_10-15SEACC CollectionDorothy Pelzer

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SubjectElephantTerraceAngkor ThomAngkorCambodiaYama

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