DP97_16 - A detail of a tympanum in Banteay Srei, Angkor, Cambodia

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionThe sculpture in the east tympanum of the south 'library' is of Ravana, the demon with a thousand faces and arms, destroying Mount Kailasa, the abode of Shiva. Unperturbed, the god sits on the summit with Parvati clinging to him in terror.(Note: Similar picture found in the books: (1) Angkor: splendors of the Khmer civilization. Bangkok: Asia Books, 2002. p.183. ISEAS Library call no. fDS554.98 A5A32. (2) Jacques, Claude. Angkor: cities and temples. London: Thames and Hudson,1997. p. 111. ISEAS Library call no. fNA6015 J19. (3) Ortner, John. Angkor: celestial temples of the Khmer empire. New York: Abbeville Press,2002. p.219. ISEAS Library call no. fDS554.98 A5O77.)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 SreiAngkorCambodiaTympana

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