D ecoralivc linlcl Late 11th century

                                       




D ecoralivc linlc

Late 11th century

Sandstone — 1.38 x 0.69 m.

From Prasat Pen Chun -

Kompong Svay

(Kompong Thom).

Inventory no. C 30.19.

This lintel is scanned by two crests to pieces, and broke his

large arches of foliage ending limbs". At this point "Kéllya-

in two curves upon the arch gushing blood from all his

of which rests an atlantes lion jaws, remembered the teacher

with a floret in its mouth. In of the worlds [...| greeted him

the centre is depicted the with joy" and "went to the

story of Krishna fighting island of Ramanaka [...I At the

against the néga Kaliya, who same moment, the waters of

was disrupting the balance of the lake ceased to be

a lake in Kalindi. The waters, poisonous and took on the

poisoned by the snake's sweetness of ambrosia.

venom, were killing the birds. Krishna is assisted here by two

Krishna plunged into the garuda without arms,

waters and "the snake bit him according to the fashion of the

with rage at the sources of life eleventh century.

and covered him with his The careful workmanship of

Easel-{3:128:21 begap t0 the baphuon style and the

magenta: 2.1; h

.. . . intel contrasts somewhat with

dhrough hlS marvellous the naive frieze of birds

ance reduced the snake 5 located above the main scene.