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A row of carved grey stone architectural elements lies on dusty ground. Each piece shows a seated or reclining figure beneath an arched frame with decorative relief panels along the base, and some surfaces are dusty or chalky. A small wooden stool sits at the upper right beside a stone block. No people are visible in the scene.

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Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA photograph of a large pale grey stone block with a carved arched relief lying among other stone pieces on the ground. The arch shows a sculpted scene of two animal figures facing each other beneath a band of carved floral and scroll motifs, with dry grass and leaves at the edges. No people are visible and no a person candidate appears.A photograph of a row of carved grey stone deity figures seated in arched niches, laid out on a dirt ground at a workshop. Each figure sits cross-legged on a lotus-style pedestal with raised hands and tall headdresses, appearing unfinished in pale grey stone. A bare foot of a worker is visible at the top edge, and stacked carved stone pieces lie at the left. No person is seated among the figures; no a person candidate is visible.Close-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.2010-01-07December 15 20142014-12-15Close view of weathered sandstone carvings on an Angkor-style temple facade, showing a pediment with relief figures of apsaras or celestial dancers in tiered headdresses and jewelry, some arms raised, flanking a central carved tableau. Serpent-like naga scrollwork curls along the sides, with moss and lichen on the stone. No people are physically present in the scene.2007-07-04Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA photograph of a weathered grey sandstone carved panel. At the centre a multi-headed elephant figure stands above a scrolled base, flanked by carved floral and foliate medallions and a seated figure in a niche.2007-07-06A photograph of rows of pale grey granite architectural blocks laid out on a tiled ground outdoors. Several blocks have carved floral rosettes, lotus-like petals and ornamental scrollwork on their faces, and rough-hewn stones sit in the background. No people are visible. A faint orange gridded drawing sheet is pinned to a wall at the upper left.Outdoors on a tiled ground, several long grey granite beams lie side by side, carved on their faces with rosettes, lotus-like flowers, scrolls and foliage motifs. Behind them stacks of rough-cut grey stone blocks and debris sit on dusty ground beside a pale wall. No people are visible, and the carved stonework appears to be temple or architectural construction material.Close view of carved grey stone architecture inside an old temple: a projecting stone ledge or cornice supported by carved corbels and pillars, with decorative lion-like or mythical animal heads at its ends and ornate stepped stonework above. No people are visible. The setting appears to be an ancient temple hall.2008-07-29A photograph of carved grey granite temple architecture stones laid out in an open yard. Several pillar-like pieces with stepped, moulded capitals and projecting brackets stand in a row along a low wall, with additional squared blocks and a carved cornice piece stacked behind them. Green shrubs and trees fill the background, and the ground is pale concrete scattered with small debris. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.