Subject: nobleman as military commander
Culture: Khmer / Cambodian
Setting: Khmer empire late 11-13thc
* Museum of Fine Arts > Art of Asia, Oceania and Africa
"Head of a god
Cambodia (Angkor Thom), early 13th century
Sandstone
This head probably came from one of the remarkable balustrades that line both sides of a long avenue leading to the Bayon, a Khmer temple. The balustrades consist of scores of monumental kneeling figures holding a giant snake. The figures represent the Hindu gods and demons who engaged in a great tug of war prior to the creation of the earth." ...
