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Close-up photograph of a carved stone pillar panel at a temple, showing three horizontal registers of relief sculpture. The top register depicts a central figure seated on or beside an elephant, flanked by standing attendants holding weapons and staffs. The middle and lower registers show rows of smaller carved figures. At the left edge a partial figure in orange and a person in white clothing are visible, the only physical people in view. The stone is pale grey and weathered.

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September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18 +1 copiesA dark stone pillar carved in low relief with a dense panel of Hindu iconography arranged in registers. Upper section shows a dancing deity figure with multiple arms and a crowned head beside standing attendant figures, a small pillar-like object, and a row of rounded carved heads above. Lower registers depict seated figures, animals resembling bulls or lions, and rows of carved creatures. On the right edge, a man in a white shirt and eyeglasses stands partly visible, looking toward the carving. The stone shows weathering and a temple corridor is visible in the background.2006-09-18Close view of a dark carved stone panel on a temple pillar, showing dense relief sculpture of deities, figures and animals in tiers. At the upper left a dancing or seated deity with raised arm is carved, with smaller attendant figures and a central pillar-like motif. Lower registers show seated figures and animal carvings. At the right edge, a man in a white shirt and glasses stands partly visible beside the pillar. Pale stone architecture is visible at the left.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18A person in an orange-saffron robe stands at the right edge beside a carved granite pillar in a temple setting, looking toward the camera with a slight smile. The carved panel on the pillar shows relief sculpture of figures in dynamic poses, including a dancing or standing figure at left, animals and seated figures below, all framed in a decorative border. Blurred stone temple architecture with tiered carved walls sits in the background.2006-09-18A photograph of a sandstone bas-relief at Angkor Wat, Cambodia, showing a carved procession scene in warm ochre light. Rows of carved figures in headdresses hold tall shields and pole-like weapons, with a seated or riding figure at right and a row of kneeling carved figures below. Dense carved foliage fills the lower band of the wall. No physical people are visible in the frame.2007-07-02A carved stone bas-relief frieze, as found on an Angkor-style temple wall, showing a procession of soldiers in short tunics carrying spears and shields marching beside war elephants. A central figure stands on an elaborate howdah or chariot platform, wearing a crown and holding a bow, with a parasol-bearer behind. Tall pennants and foliage fill the upper field.2007-07-03A photograph of carved sandstone temple wall panels with pillars and niches. Several sculpted figures stand in niches: a central dancing or standing deity with a crown and raised arms, flanked by smaller carved figures, and a figure at the left in a fighting or dancing pose. Ornate pillar capitals and cornices frame the reliefs. No living people are visible, and no a person candidate is shown.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA weathered grey sandstone bas-relief panel carved with dense narrative scenes. Figures in profile include a chariot with a large spoked wheel at centre-right, a warrior in a headdress, and a rearing mythical beast or horse on the left. Below, rows of small carved figures march in procession. Reddish staining shows on parts of the stone surface. No living people are present.2007-07-07Close-up photograph of a carved sandstone wall panel with dense low-relief figures and foliate scrollwork. Upper register shows multi-armed deity figures and a wheel-like motif; central area has seated figures and attendants among curling vines. Lower band shows a row of circular rosette medallions. Weathered stone with orange-brown staining. No people are visible; the figures are carved stone sculptures.2007-07-02A photograph of a large bas-relief carved into a pale sandstone wall, showing a dense battle or procession scene. Rows of carved figures in headdresses march on the left, while on the right warriors fight with spears and swords around a large carved elephant and horse-drawn chariots. Shields, banners and dense carved detail fill the panel. The carvings are weathered, with a vertical crack running through the wall. No living people are visible.2007-07-07