The Origins of Angkor Archaeological Project is a multi-disciplinary research project being undertaken by the University of Otago Department of Anthropology and the Fine Arts Department of Thailand. The aim of the project is to assess the seminal aspects of the social, cultural and technological development in the Mun River valley of Northeast Thailand. Four sites have been excavated, a Bronze ...

Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia Take a virtual tour of Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia. This exhibition was on view at the Gallery 29 June - 28 September 1997. Virtual Tour Start Cambodia Tour (Apple QuickTime VR required) See below for descriptions and technical information plug-in tour Virtual Tour Technical Requirements This virtual tour allows you to navigate through ...

Angkor Wat Ankor Wat is the majestic work of Suryavarman II (1113-c. 1150). A moat and three galleries encircle the five central shrines. From the west one approaches the first outer gallery over a long bridge over the moat (see picture 1, below). The first gallery has square pillars on the outer side and a closed wall on the inner side (see picture 2, below). The ceiling between the pillars is ...

CAMBODIA Cambodia (see map) is the homeland of the Khmer. Three periods can be discerned in Khmer history: the pre-Angkor period (before 802), the Angkor period (802-1431) and the post-Angkor period (after 1431). During the Angkor period the centre of the kingdom was at Angkor (see map). The ancient monuments are from this period. Jayavarman II founded the Angkor kingdom in 802. Some temples on ...

- translation of Maurice Glaize's popular and definitive 1944 guide to the Angkor Monuments. Read online or download the fully illustrated text with a useful map.

Angkor (Cambodia) Photo Diary - photos taken on my travel to Cambodia (November 1999) ...

Free trial issue subscribe back issues Athena Review, Vol.1, No.1 Angkor, Cambodia: a major center of the ancient Khmer culture New pictures of the huge ceremonial city of Angkor, Cambodia have been produced from earth orbit, using Spaceborne Imaging Radar (SIR-C) methods. This SIR-C image, taken from the space shuttle Endeavor on September 30, 1994, is revealing new data on settlements and ...

Home | History | Techniques | Paintings | Artists | Galleries | Museums | Art Books | Art Supplies | Contact us K h m e r C e r a m i c s The ceramics of the Khmer empire are believed to have started being produced in the 9th Century. The ceramcis are of extremely good quality and were produced in high volumes during the 11th and 12th centuries, especially around the kilns at Mout Kulen near ...

Highlight: Sculptures and bas-reliefs in Khmer Art An introduction The idealized faces the sculptors of ancient Cambodia so skilfully managed to draw forth from stone represent strikingly realistic portraits that capture the majesty and impassivity of gods, as well as the compassion of divinities imbued with a gentle inner smile. In their bas-reliefs, these artists devoted their talent not only ...

A personal collection The area of South East Asia is traversed by the ancient southern trade routes from India to China and Japan. Hindu and Buddhist culture traveled along these routes over land and water. By the end of the 1st millennium these influences had developed into unique and diverse indigenous cultures. This small collection of sculptures is a personal glimpse at the artistic ...

Despite War, Cambodians Protect their National Treasures By JOHN SPRAGENS Jr. SIEM REAP, Cambodia -- The tides of war that have swept Cambodia during the past two decades have left its best-known temples and monuments virtually untouched. Nearly 200 temples are scattered across Siem Reap province, at the northern end of the great Tonle Sap Lake, site of the capital of the Khmer empire whose rule ...

For centuries, the area around the Mekong delta and the Cambodian central plain were ruled by the Kingdom of Java (in today's Indonesia). But in 802, Khmer prince Jayavarman II, who was born and raised at the court of the Javanese Sailendra Dynasty, declares the areas inhabited by Khmer independent from Java and thus founds the kingdom of Angkor. He is crowned as Devaraja (god king) by a Brahman ...