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Angkor Sandstone Lintel Sculpture

Type Object Region Cambodia Time 1181–1190

Sandstone lintel reliefs used above temple doorways by the Angkor dynasty in the 1180s, mainly on Hindu and Mahayana Buddhist themes such as the Chur…

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  1. 1181–1186Angkor · CambodiaAfter the new king acceded, stone temples were expanded and newly built; lintels above doorways used multi-layered narrative reliefs, with themes like the Churning of the Ocean of Milk symbolizing royal legitimacy; sandstone was quarried around Phnom Bok.
  2. 1187–1190Bayon Temple area · Siem Reap ProvinceAs the royal house turned to Mahayana Buddhism, lintel imagery increasingly featured Avalokitesvara and bodhisattvas, juxtaposed with earlier Hindu lintels, reflecting the shift in Khmer sculpture's subject matter in the 1180s.

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