ANTH 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Banteay Chhmar, Phnom Bok, Preah Khan
Document Summary
Pediments - during the 11th century, pediments become important for iconographic display. Linga ccreated form defaced buddha figure is worshipped by kneeling people. Preah khan - dvarapala - guardians in buddhism that keep enemy away from buddist faith. Bas reliefs - only four tempels have bas relifs on their walls: baphuon, angkor wat, bayon and banteay chhmar. Scenes from ramayana (hindu epic) as well as daily life - hunting scenes. Depictions of multi armed avalokitesvara and historical scenes of defeat of cham. Khmer art contains a complex trange fo mythological motifs and figures. Found across many different media (stone, metal) and types (lintels, architecture) Guardians armed with swords placed a entranceways to temples particualary common in. Celestial nymps and divinities often depcted as dancing figures. Nagas serpent spirits that inhabit and guard the underworld. Depicted as an eagle, the mythical lord of the birds. Vehicle of vishnu and enemy of the naga.
