photo source: Millennium of Glory, p. 228


Guardian Figures

Banteay Srei (Siem Reap)
Sandstone, 83-90 cm (33-35")
ca. 967 AD
National Museum of Cambodia

These amazing figures originaly guarded the precincts of Banteay Srei. Modern replicas are displayed on site as of 2011, but these are the originals. From left to right: a lion, a garuda, a monkey, and a Yaksha.