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A photograph of carved sandstone relief at an ancient temple wall, showing four standing apsara celestial dancers in elaborate headdresses with tall plumes and jewelled crowns, wearing beaded necklaces, earrings and bracelets, with flowing scarves draped at their hips. Their arms are raised in graceful poses. Ornate pillars and moulded stone borders frame the carving. No physical people are present; the figures are sculptural depictions.

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Carved stone bas-relief of three female figures standing in a row on a sandstone temple wall, in the Angkor Wat style. Each figure wears a tall, layered crown with floral and flame-like ornaments, bare-torso adornments with necklaces, a pleated skirt and jewelled waist girdle, and holds a lotus or flower-like object near the hip. Their feet rest on lotus-like bases. Weathered stone and a carved pilaster border frame the scene at the right edge. No living people are present.2007-07-02A photograph of a weathered sandstone temple wall at Angkor Wat, carved with rows of standing apsara female figures in relief. The figures wear tall crowns, jewelled necklaces and flowing sashes, and stand in tiers atop moulded stone bases. Dark water stains streak down the grey-brown wall, and a carved pillar edge appears at the left. No people are visible in the scene.2007-07-07July 02 20072007-07-02July 02 20072007-07-02A photograph of carved stone architecture at Angkor Wat. Two standing female relief figures, apsaras with elaborate tall headdresses and jewelry, stand side by side on a weathered sandstone pillar between recessed windows. The windows are framed by stone balusters with turned, lathe-like shafts. The stone is grey and reddish-brown with patches of lichen. No people are present in the scene.2007-07-07Photograph of carved sandstone bas-relief at an Angkor-style temple wall. A tall standing apsara figure in a crown and jewelled headdress, with a flowing skirt and draped scarf, is set in a niche framed by ornate foliate and scroll carving. To the left, a smaller apsara stands with arms raised to her head beside a carved window with colonnettes. Weathered stone, moss-stained base blocks and a banded plinth with rosette motifs fill the frame. No people are visible.2007-07-07December 23 20142014-12-23July 02 20072007-07-02A weathered sandstone bas-relief wall carved with seated and standing figures amid scalloped, flame-like foliage motifs, at what appears to be an ancient temple site. The central seated figure wears a tall crown and elaborate necklaces and is set within an arched niche. Flanking figures are also seated in niches, and lower registers show standing and seated carved figures with headdresses. Stone is stained and worn, with dark discoloration at the top. No living people are visible.2007-07-07A photograph of a carved stone bas-relief wall. Rows of standing figures with elaborate headdresses and jewelled crowns march in procession across the panels, interspersed with carved mythical animals and serpent-like creatures on the left. Carved foliage and dense ornamentation fill the surrounding stone. No living people are visible; the figures are sculpted in relief on the grey sandstone surface.2007-07-07July 02 20072007-07-02Close-up photograph of weathered sandstone bas-relief carvings on a pillar. Three carved female figures stand in tribhanga-style poses, wearing crowns or elaborate headdresses, necklaces and jewelled adornments; the central figure holds one arm bent with the hand near her hip. Their faces and bodies are worn by age and weathering. Carved stone surfaces dominate the frame; no physical people are visible, and no a person depiction is shown.2007-07-02