File:L'exposition "Angkor - la naissance d'un mythe" (musée Guimet) (11804234493).jpg

Summary

Casting of a section of the bas-relief of the "Battle of Lanka" Angkor Vat, west wing of the gallery of the third enclosure (gallery of bas-reliefs), north side Scene of the Ramayana showing Rama standing on the monkey Hanuman, followed by Laksmana, brother of Rama and Vibhisana Mission Louis Delaporte 1873 Plaster drawing after a stamping to the ground Patinated plaster, spinning mounting on wooden frame

Casting presented in the exhibition "Angkor: The Birth of a Myth" (Guimet Museum) http://www.guimet.fr/fr/expositions/expositions-en-cours/louis-delaporte-et-le-cambodge-la-naissance-dun-mythe

See the Dalbera binder on Cambodia (including the monuments of Angkor) http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalbera/collections/72157629258558877/ One can only admire the quality of this cast and the finesse of this bas-relief that represents the battle of Rama and his allies, the monkeys against the demons, in order to free Sita.

Copyright status:

Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Attribution: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/dalbera/11804234493/