DP97_02 - A close-up of a temple guardian, Banteay Srei, Angkor, Cambodia

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionThe temple guardians were sculpted with human bodies but with heads of the monkey, lion, garuda and demon. This one with a garuda head squatted in front of Vishnu's tower (the garuda was Vishnu's mount).Date Original18 February 1965CountryCambodia

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SeriesISEAS0075 DP97_00_1 & 2, DP97_01-02, DP97_05-21, DP98_00-08Southeast Asian Cultural CollectionDorothy Pelzer

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SubjectBanteay SreiAngkorCambodiaGarudaVishnu

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ProvenanceDorothy Pelzer

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Accession NumberDP97_02

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Source testDorothy Pelzer