Tag: Khmer art

Sandstone lintel from Prasat Kok Po, Angkor: Vishnu on Garuda amid swirling Khmer ornament, a late 9th-century Preah Ko–style masterpiece ...

Discover the romantic encounter between Hanumān and Sovanna Maccha in the Khmer Reamker: a statue at Kdei Daem Pagoda in ...

Airavana, or Airavata, also known in Khmer as damrei sam poan ដំរីសាមព័ន្ធ, is the mount of the Hindu god Indra. ...

Lokeshvara (Khmer : លោកេស្វរៈ) at the National Museum in Phnom Penh is a sandstone image of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, ...

Cambodian artist Nout Daro’s "A New Day" beautifully blends surrealism and natural symbolism, transforming wilted lotus leaves and blossoms into ...

This relief from the 10th century depicts the Hindu deity Shiva performing the cosmic dance of creation and destruction, known ...

In Cambodia, lotus petals are often folded in the Garuda’s claws style, where each petal is neatly tucked and pointed ...

Romduol (Sphaerocoryne lefevrei, Khmer: រំដួល) graces the title of Cambodia’s national flower — a delicate blossom cherished for its subtle ...

Apsaras (អប្សរា) depicted on the Eastern wall of the outside gallery at Angkor Wat are celestial female dancers. They are ...

At Banteay Chhmar (បន្ទាយឆ្មារ), in Banteay Meanchey province, you can see rare bas-relief carvings of harpists—bearded sages playing arched harps ...