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Scottish historian & art historian; @EmpirePodUK podcaster& Jaipur Literature Festival co-director; Mehrauli goatherd & kabooter baz. Writes the occasional book

Oct 9, 2021, 14 tweets

Indian deities in Khmer form
Masterpieces of Cambodian sculpture 8th-11thC
Now in the Guimet

Indian deities in Khmer form
Masterpieces of Cambodian sculpture 8th-11thC
Now in the Guimet

Indian deities in Khmer form
Masterpieces of Cambodian sculpture 8th-11thC
Now in the Guimet

Indian deities in Khmer form
Masterpieces of Cambodian sculpture 8th-11thC
Now in the Guimet

Indian deities in Khmer form
Masterpieces of Cambodian sculpture 8th-11thC
Now in the Guimet

Indian deities in Khmer form
Masterpieces of Cambodian sculpture 8th-11thC
Now in the Guimet

Indian deities in Khmer form
Masterpieces of Cambodian sculpture 8th-11thC
Now in the Guimet

Indian deities in Khmer form
Masterpieces of Cambodian sculpture 8th-11thC
Now in the Guimet

Lord Vishnu
from Prasat Rup Arak, near Siem Reap
9thC

Lord Shiva,
Pnom Bok, Cambodia
Baking style
9thC

Goddess, possibly Durga
Koh Krieng,
Cambodia, 8thC

Some thoughts on the diffusion of Hinduism and Buddhism across Asia:

nybooks.com/articles/2015/…

Avalokitesvara
Funan style, 7thC
Khmer, but from Tan Long province, modern Vietnam

Avalokitesvara
Funan style, 7thC
Khmer, but from Tan Long province, modern Vietnam

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