This evocative sandstone lintel from Prasat Kok Po in Angkor shows Vishnu riding on the shoulders of Garuda, framed by swirling vegetal motifs and monstrous heads typical of Preah Ko–style Khmer art. Carved in the late ninth century, it captures the dynamic energy of Garuda’s outstretched arms, as he tames the chthonic forces at the edges of the composition. Now preserved at the Musée Guimet in Paris, this fragment of sacred architecture reconnects us with the devotional landscape of early Angkor and its enduring Hindu imagination.
