DP96_15 - A view of a face-tower, Bayon, Angkor, Cambodia

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionGigantic faces on sanctuary towers dominated the Bayon. The faces wholly or partly replaced the tiers of the roof. These represented the benign omnipresence of Jayavarman VII or Lokeshvara, the spritual being of compassionDate Original17 February 1965CountryCambodia

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SeriesISEAS0074 DP96_07-18, ISEAS0075 DP96_19-20SEACC CollectionDorothy Pelzer

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SubjectBas-reliefsBayonAngkorCambodiaTemples

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ProvenanceDorothy Pelzer

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Accession NumberDP96_15

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Source testDorothy Pelzer