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A photograph of a weathered grey sandstone carved panel. At the centre a multi-headed elephant figure stands above a scrolled base, flanked by carved floral and foliate medallions and a seated figure in a niche.

Close photograph of a weathered red sandstone lintel carved with scrolling foliate vine motifs and a central figure in relief, set above a doorway at an ancient temple ruin. Moss and small green plants grow along the top of the lintel, and a wall of rough-hewn stone blocks rises behind it among trees. No people are visible.

Weathered red sandstone lintel over a temple doorway at an overgrown Khmer ruin, carved with a dense band of scrolling foliage and a central deity-like figure with a raised face and arms amid swirling naga-like serpent forms. Moss and small plants grow along the top of the wall, with trees and greenery behind. No people are visible.

December 15 2014

Close-up photograph of a carved sandstone surface with raised scrolling foliate and vine-like relief motifs, curling leaves and rounded bead-like lobes along a band. The stone is pale grey-beige with granular texture and shallow shadows in the carved grooves. Upper right shows a dark background and a faint reddish patch on the stone edge. No people are visible; the image shows architectural ornament.

A weathered sandstone relief carving on a large rock face beneath an overhanging ledge, with vines and leaves at the upper left. The carved panel shows figures and animal forms in low relief, partly eroded and lichen-stained. No people are visible in the scene; the carvings depict figures in a heritage stone sculpture.

A photograph of a weathered, moss-stained sandstone carved fragment lying among scattered stones and dry leaves at an ancient temple ruin. The large slab shows low relief carving of a curved decorative motif and a floral scroll, and the edge of a tall stone block rises behind it. No people are visible except a sliver of white clothing at the lower left edge.

A moss-covered sandstone relief carving on an ancient temple block, set among green jungle foliage. Several carved figures sit in rows on a ledge, some with raised arms, and a figure at the top appears to hold up its arms. The carving is weathered and lichen-stained, with decorative foliage motifs along the lower band. No living people are visible.

Close view of a weathered granite temple wall carved with a row of four elephants in low relief, walking in procession from left to right. Each elephant wears a saddle cloth and has raised trunk and tusks. Above them are bands of stylised scroll and foliate carving in rectangular panels. A small green plant grows at the base in front of reddish sandstone blocks. No people are visible.

December 15 2014

Close-up photograph of a weathered sandstone architectural frieze on an ancient temple wall, showing carved scrollwork and a central carved face or figure with raised relief. Moss and small plants grow along the stone top edge, and the reddish-brown stone shows erosion. No people are visible in the scene.