In June of last year, after years of investigations and seizures by Homeland Security and the New York District Attorney’s office

In June of last year, after years of investigations and seizures by Homeland Security and the New York District Attorney’s office, a collection of 27 pieces of Khmer art were handed over to the Cambodian Ambassador in New York and a few of those were on display at the Peace Palace exhibition of recently repatriated Khmer artifacts, presided over by Prime

I return to the Angkor National Museum to present a second sandstone image of the Mother of All Buddhas

I return to the Angkor National Museum to present a second sandstone image of the Mother of All Buddhas, the goddess Prajnaparamita, easily identified by the tell-tale Amitabha Buddha etched into the front of her conical bun headdress. Prajnaparamita was a hugely popular iconic deity in the reign of Jayavarman VII from the last quarter of the 12th century,

These two standing female sculptures in the collection of the Angkor National Museum pose a dilemma

Sculpture from the Angkor National Museum: These two standing female sculptures in the collection of the Angkor National Museum pose a dilemma. They are labelled as Female Divinities, which is a generic term used when the actual identity of the statue is not known or confirmed. The

I won’t repost (which I did during the Covid lockdown) my personal library of books on Cambodia

I won’t repost (which I did during the Covid lockdown) my personal library of books on Cambodia, which totals more than 400, but I will shamelessly plug two books. After I wrote a bunch of articles on Cambodia for the original To Asia With Love - A

There are five headless female stone sculptures in the Gallery G

There are five headless female stone sculptures in the Gallery G: Ancient Costume room at the Angkor National Museum in Siem Reap. They provide a simple introduction to the clothing of female

Overseas Khmer Art: The Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean

Overseas Khmer Art: The Honolulu Museum of Art in Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles from the United States mainland, has a fairly large collection of Khmer art but does not advertise the fact. Most museums have their collections online, but Honolulu has almost nothing to see. Very

We return to the Koh Ker temple complex a couple of hours northeast of Siem Reap

We return to the Koh Ker temple complex a couple of hours northeast of Siem Reap for a look at another of the sanctuaries housing a giant Linga - Prasat Linga 4 (aka Prasat