Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Angkor Wat [site]
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Accession Number:
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187859
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Order Title:
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Archivision Addition Module SEVEN--6,160 images
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Type of View:
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partialView
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View Title:
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Naga balustrade and lion guardian figure on causeway facing moat; lion originally had a metal tail
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Date of View:
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2/21/2011
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Image description:
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In a Cambodian legend, the n¿ga were a reptilian race of beings from whence sprang the Cambodian people. They are frequently used at the base of stairs and entrances. The number of heads differ and have numerological symbolism. The lion was a chosen guardian by Brahma, so a guardian of the palace of the Gods.
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Image Rights:
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¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Source Institution:
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Archivision, Inc.
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Collection:
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Addition Module SEVEN
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Culture:
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Cambodian
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Work Types:
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Architecture; religious structures; temples
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Work Types:
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complexes; sites (locations); historic sites
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Preferred Title:
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Angkor Wat [site]
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Agent Display:
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Unknown (Cambodian)
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Date:
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ca. 1113-1177 (creation)
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Materials:
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sandstone; brick; laterite
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Measurement:
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4.5 m (height, outer wall) x 802 m (width, outer wall) x 1024 m (length, outer wall)
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Alternate Title:
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Angkor Vat
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Alternate Title:
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Prasat Angkor Wat
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Locations:
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Angkor Wat, Si¿m R¿ab , Cambodia
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Location Type:
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(site)
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Style/Period:
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Suryavarman II
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Style/Period:
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Ankorean
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Classification:
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Architecture
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