Angkor Wat: Heavenly Dancers
Limestone
Angkor Wat: Heavenly Dancers
CAMBODIA, Siem Reap, Angkor
This relief originally decorated the architecture at Angkor Wat. A common Cambodian style of sculpture is carving large numbers of identical figures. The heavenly dancers depicted are apsaras who have the power of flight and are known for their skill as musicians and dancers. The graceful maidens dance in a row with head tilted to one side, hands held aloft and one foot raised. Their plaited hair is crowned and a jeweled ornament divides beneath their breasts. They also wear ornate belts over a short skirt that hangs in a rhythmic shape and contributes to the dynamic pattern of the artwork.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 46.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Angkor Wat: Heavenly Dancers." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 46.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Angkor Wat: Heavenly Dancers" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:46.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Angkor Wat: Heavenly Dancers. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 46).
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