Angkor Wat (wall of Apsaras, western entrance), plate VII from portfolio Angkor Wat, Cambodia: Vision of the God-Kings
Artist
Lois Conner
(American, born 1951)
Date1993 (negative); 2002 (print)
MediumGelatin silver print
Edition 24/50
DimensionsImage: 6 5/8 × 16 7/16 inches (16.8 × 41.8 cm);
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 17 7/8 inches (20 × 45.4 cm)
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 17 7/8 inches (20 × 45.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineAcquired through the generosity of Zita and Ed Rosenthal
Terms
- Photographs
- Gelatin silver print
- Temples
- Buildings
- Friezes
- Buddhism
- Hinduism
- American
Object number2006.017.007
Label CopyThe twelfth-century temple of Angkor Wat features some two thousand bas-relief sculptures of devata, celestial female beings who dwell in the upper realms of the cosmos. Dancing devata figures are popularly know as apsaras, deities with origins in Indian mythology. It is believed that they emerged from the Churning of the Ocean of Milk, a tale from the Puranas, an ancient Hindu text. The abundance of the devatas and apsaras adorning temple walls throughout the Angkor complex display a striking variety of gestures, costume, adornment, and coiffure. These refined and enchanting figures represent a pinnacle of achievement in Khmer architectural sculpture.
Collections
Lois Conner
1993 (negative); 2002 (print)
Lois Conner
1993 (negative); 2002 (print)
Lois Conner
1993 (negative); 2002 (print)
Lois Conner
1993 (negative); 2002 (print)
Lois Conner
1993 (negative); 2002 (print)
Lois Conner
1993 (negative); 2002 (print)
Lois Conner
1993 (negative); 2002 (print)
Lois Conner
1993 (negative); 2002 (print)
Lois Conner
1993 (negative); 2002 (print)
Lois Conner
1993 (negative); 2002 (print)
Lois Conner
1993 (negative); 2002 (print)
Lois Conner
1993 (negative); 2002 (print)