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September 23 2006

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September 23 20062006-09-23Close photograph of a carved granite lintel or panel with a band of interlocking scrolling floral and spiral motifs, painted in red-orange ochre against a pale grey stone surface. Three large spirals dominate the centre and sides, connected by curling tendrils and smaller volutes. The stone is weathered with visible grain. At the bottom edge, blurred red and white cloth and a glimpse of a street or temple corridor are visible. No people are visible.2006-09-23A close photograph of a carved granite wall panel set between rough stone blocks. Two stylised birds. Weathered grey stone with a few light marks on the surrounding blocks. No people, deity murti or ritual objects are visible.2013-01-06Close-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.2010-01-07July 02 20072007-07-02Close-up photograph of a carved grey granite pillar base. A stylised scrolling foliate motif with curling leaves and tendrils is carved in relief on the shaft, above a stepped moulded plinth. The stone surface is speckled and weathered, with a wall of plain granite to the right. No people are visible.2010-01-07A close-up photograph of a carved stone relief on a grey granite temple surface. The sculpted motif is an intertwined, sinuous pattern of looping, interlocking forms resembling coiled snakes or ropes with rounded bulbous ends and small hollow recesses. The carving is weathered and dusty, with a plain stone block edge visible at the left. No people are present.2010-01-07January 07 20102010-01-07Close-up photograph of a pale stone carved lintel or frieze with dense relief sculpture in the Khmer style, showing rows of intertwined scrolling foliage, serpentine naga-like forms, and small carved figures and deity-like forms in niches. Ornamental moulded bands run along the top and bottom edges. No people are visible; the carvings are the subject.2007-07-02Close-up photograph of a carved grey stone surface showing a large sculpted ear in relief, with two deep recessed openings and smooth raised rim. Below it, stepped horizontal ledges of the stone block descend diagonally. No people are visible; the subject is a stone carving on a structure.2010-01-07A close photograph of a weathered grey granite wall with carved relief bands of elephants walking in procession, interspersed with decorative scrollwork panels. Streaks of white and reddish stains mark the stone blocks. No people are visible.2013-01-06Close photograph of a granite wall with a horizontal carved frieze showing two facing swans or birds in low relief, their long necks curving and plumage rendered in detailed incised lines. Rough-textured grey stone blocks surround the carved band, with a small purple sticker in the upper left corner. No people or ritual setting is visible.2013-01-06