Lois Conner
(American, born 1951)
Bayon, Angkor Wat (central terrace, facing west), plate XIII from portfolio Angkor Wat, Cambodia: Vision of the God-Kings
Object Details
Artist
Lois Conner
Date
1993 (negative); 2002 (print)
Medium
Gelatin silver print Edition 24/50
Dimensions
Image: 6 1/2 × 16 1/2 inches (16.5 × 41.9 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 17 1/2 inches (18.4 × 44.5 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 inches (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired through the generosity of Zita and Ed Rosenthal
Object
Number
2006.017.013
The face towers of the twelfth-thirteenth century Bayon temple in the Angkor temple complex have bee(…)
The face towers of the twelfth-thirteenth century Bayon temple in the Angkor temple complex have been popularly interpreted as portraits of King Jayavarman VII, considered one of the great monarchs of the Khmer Empire. Jayavarma VII was responsible for major construction programs of public works and monuments, and also for the transition to Buddhism as the state religion. As such, the faces of the Bayon towers bear likeness to the refined Buddha images characteristic of Bayon-period sculpture.
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