As mentioned, Bayon Wat has an amazing collection of Bas-relief carvings. Some of these are individual stand alone
And some of these are friezes, telling stories.
Here soldiers and an officer go to war:
Soldiers marching to war. Note the individual on top of the element. It could be a high officer or the King:
Design:
Carts bringing tribute or gifts:
No idea. But pretty cool!
These dancers have some of the same hand gestures we saw in the dancing in Siam Reap:
A naval battle. It is likely the battle led by Jayavarman VII to drive the Champa people from the site of Angkor between A.D. 1177 and 1181:
A crocodile seizes warrior that has fallen overboard as a fish swims by. The perils of naval warfare:
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