Nature and provenance of the sandstone used for Bayon style sculptures produced during the reign of Jayavarman VII |
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| Authors: | Federico Carò ,Janet G. Douglas |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Scientific Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028, United States;2. Department of Conservation and Scientific Research, Freer Gallery of Art/Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, United States |
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| Abstract: | Under Jayavarman VII (1182/83-ca.1218 CE) the Khmer empire reached its apex, leaving a heritage of major construction works and unique artistic production. The stone materials of several sculptures produced under his reign were characterized and compared to possible geological sources in northern and eastern Cambodia. The data suggest that a specific type of sandstone, rich in volcanic detritus, was deliberately selected and quarried from a Triassic sedimentary sequence exposed far from Angkor, the main political and economic center at that time. |
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| Keywords: | Petrography Volcanic grains Sandstone Sculptures Bayon Angkor Cambodia |
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