DP98_04 - A detail of a tympanum in Banteay Srei, Angkor, Cambodia

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionThis is the portrayal of Vishnu in the form of part man, part lion, killing the king of the demons, Hiranyakasipu. The carving was made in the tympanum of the northern long gallery of the third enclosure.(Note: Similar picture found in the books: (1) Angkor: splendors of the Khmer civilization. Bangkok: Asia Books, 2002. p.191. ISEAS Library call no. fDS554.98 A5A32. (2) Jacques, Claude. Angkor: cities and temples. London: Thames and Hudson,1997. p. 112. ISEAS Library call no. fNA6015 J19. (3) Freeman, Michael and Jacques, Claude. Ancient Angkor. London: Thames & Hudson, 1999. p.208. ISEAS Library call no. DS554.98 A5F85.)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 SreiAngkorCambodiaTympanaVishnu

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