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December 21 20132013-12-21October 12 20162016-10-12Close-up photograph of an ornately carved wooden panel in warm honey-brown tones. Multiple figures are carved in relief in a row, some seated and some standing, with headdresses, jewelry and musical instruments visible, set among floral and lotus-petal bands. Carved wooden decorative art in a temple or sacred arts display; no living people are visible.2016-10-12Close view of carved wooden temple architecture with dense relief sculpture. Multiple tiers of stacked wooden pillars and brackets frame figures of deities and attendants carved in relief, with a lion-like guardian figure and a pair of standing figures in the centre. Weathered brown wood with a tiled roof edge and a metal pipe at the left. No people are visible in the frame.2015-08-23July 02 20072007-07-02A close, angled photograph of a long carved wooden frieze in warm honey-brown wood, set against an orange wall. Rows of carved figures in relief, including standing and seated figures, fill the panel between bands of geometric and scale-pattern moulding. No living people are visible; the carved figures are sculpted reliefs. The lower edge shows an arched lotus-petal style moulding, and the scene appears to be a temple or ashram interior woodwork detail.2016-10-12August 23 20152015-08-23February 03 20102010-02-03Close-up photograph of a carved stone sculpture showing the face and head of a figure with a tall, tiered hair bun, a decorative head ornament with beaded swags, and an ear with a large circular earring. The weathered sandstone is finely carved with beaded borders and fluted textures, with a blurred background of another carving. No people are visible; the subject is a stone statue, not a living person.2010-02-03Blurred, motion-smeared photograph of a sandstone relief wall at Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Warm ochre stone shows carved horizontal bands with figures in low relief, including reclining or dancing sculpted forms and decorative friezes. No living people are visible. The image is a stone carving, not a person or ceremony.2007-07-02Close view of a richly carved wooden temple chariot or ratha, showing layered brackets, pillars and panels of deeply carved figures, animals and foliage. A central panel depicts a pair of standing carved figures with multiple arms, and a lion-like carved creature appears at lower right. The wood is weathered and dark brown with pale highlights. No people are visible in the scene.2015-08-23June 08 20132013-06-08