King Jayavarman VII

Sunday, May 14, 2023

I can only find one Khmer artifact in the online collection of the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA)

Khmer Art Overseas: I can only find one Khmer artifact in the online collection of the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA), which has over 30,000 objects in its possession and is better known for its Greek, Roman, and

We are back at the Angkor National Museum in Siem Reap for this almost perfect specimen of Vishnu, the protector god in all his glory. He came on loan from the National Museum (Ka.2576) in 2007 when the Angkor museum opened its doors, though his arrival

Magnificent sculptures of a Radiating Lokeshvara dominated the regional centers of power across the Khmer Empire during the reign of Jayavarman VII at the end of the twelfth century. They were a symbol of his strength and devotion to Buddhist principles

Last month my brother Tim and I managed to cram a visit to 20+ temples at the Koh Ker complex, in just over half a day. A world away from my first-ever visit in late 2001 when landmines made it impossible to visit pretty much anything other than the state temple, Prasat Thom. For my 2003 and 2005

A substantial tome of work, 686 pages’ worth, is just about to be published by Routledge and if you can afford a copy, it’s definitely worth getting your hands on one.

Last month’s Peace Palace exhibition of repatriated Khmer treasures was the perfect opportunity to display a selection from the large haul of Khmer gold and gem-encrusted

Sculpture from the Angkor National Museum: A lot of the statuary from the Koh Ker complex of temples – constructed in the second quarter of the tenth century under King Jayavarman IV when the kingdom’s