Close-up photograph of carved bas-relief stonework on an Angkor-period temple wall at Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Carved figures in dense scrolling foliage and mythical creatures, including a warrior figure with a raised weapon riding a lion-like beast, and a figure with a crown at the right edge. The stone is weathered grey with some pale residue. No people are physically present in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of carved bas-relief stonework on an Angkor-period temple wall at Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Carved figures in dense scrolling foliage and mythical creatures, including a warrior figure with a raised weapon riding a lion-like beast, and a figure with a crown at the right edge. The stone is weathered grey with some pale residue. No people are physically present in the scene.

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