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May 22 2018

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A close view of a square recessed ventilation opening set into a whitewashed wall, fitted with a grid of cross-shaped cutouts in a metal screen. Some cutouts show dark green and white glass or tile pieces behind them, creating a pattern of alternating colours. The wall shows faint cracks and weathering along the edges, with a shadow falling across the right side. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.2018-05-22A close view of a rectangular wooden-framed ventilation window set into a plain whitewashed wall. Horizontal pale cream slatted louvres, speckled with yellowish grain, fill the opening, with dark shadowed gaps between them. The wall surface shows faint cracks and weathering. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible.2006-11-10Photograph of a stone window screen at an ancient Khmer temple ruin, possibly Beng Mealea. Five tall, turned stone balusters stand in a rectangular recessed opening framed by a carved stone lintel and sill. Their stacked, bulbous profiles are weathered and cobwebs hang between them in shadowed light. Surrounding walls are large grey sandstone blocks with lichen patches. No people are visible.2014-12-15May 22 20182018-05-22A dimly lit photograph of a whitewashed interior wall with a low arched doorway leading into a dark passage. Patches of plaster are chipped and stained, and a small barred window glows faintly beyond the arch. A wooden door frame stands at the right edge. No people are visible in the scene.2012-05-11August 03 20132013-08-03Interior view of a hall under construction, with a blue tarpaulin roof stretched over bamboo or wooden rafters. A white-painted brick wall is pierced by a grid of rectangular openings, bound by a bamboo scaffold frame lashed with twine. A blue and white draped valance with gold trim hangs along the bottom edge. No people are visible.September 12 20132013-09-12Interior view looking down into an unfinished concrete block structure under construction. Grey cinder or concrete blocks form the walls, with a horizontal wooden beam spanning the opening and a bare plastered wall on the left. Daylight enters from a gap at the lower right. No people, deity forms or ritual activity are visible.2009-10-15A photograph of an unfinished interior under construction, showing a rough-plastered doorway frame with a white border on the left. Beyond it, a grey concrete-block wall with exposed stone blocks is visible, and a small framed wooden item hangs on a cord against the block wall beside an open doorway leading into a darker room with a tiled floor. A plastered wall with stains runs along the right side. No people are present.2007-03-22A photograph of an empty, dim interior corner with a closed metal lattice grille fixed in front of a recessed alcove. The grille has a diamond-pattern mesh and a small brass latch in the centre. Faded painted walls surround it, with a blue panel and a red-and-white circular medallion at right, and a strip of blue and cream painted border along the lower edge. No people are visible. Worn grey plaster and dark damp stains mark the left wall.2012-05-21October 24 20112011-10-24