A model of Angkor Wat (the first picture with a cutaway view):
Standing Buddha, 17th-18th Century A.D.:
Head of a deva (a supernatural being), 12th-13th Century A.D.:
Head of an asura (demigod), 12th-13th Century A.D.:
The museum had a lovely pool in the center of the building:
Lokeshvara, bodhisattva of compassion, 12th-13th Century A.D.:
Another Lokeshvara, bodhisattva of compassion, 12th-13th Century A.D.:
Indra, Hindu God ("King of Heaven), 12th-13th Century A.D.:
Head of a deva, 12th-13th Century A.D.:
Head of an asura (demon), 12th-13th Century A.D.:
Buddhist boundary stone. In Thai Buddhism, these are used to delineate sacred space. 12th-13th Century A.D.:
Even though the don't look real, as in it's obvious they are carved stone, I still wouldn't want to spend much time in a place where I could imagine they are "looking" at me!
ReplyDeleteLeigh, arguably the supernatural world is a much more terrifying place than we sensationalize in our entertainment.
DeleteI, too, would not like being "under the gaze".
Looking at these statue heads makes me wonder what happened to the bodies TB. Easier to display something smaller perhaps?
ReplyDeletePossibly, Nylon12. Or maybe they were found around the complex. They did not really say.
DeleteOnce again, a museum full of stone pieces, leaving me to ponder what stone pieces will be found a 1000 years from now of our civilization and how they will be interpreted. Perhaps they will find the remains of the "Arc de Trump" and think we must have been very proud of our military victories.
ReplyDeleteEd, likely the plastics will be around forever. I suspect very little of "modern" will be around, because we do not build in those mediums anymore.
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