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." ...
