vishnu statue antique banteay srei style stone mounted khmer vishnu head 57cm 23 Temple Lion The lowered left hand forms

The lowered left hand forms the varada mudra

This feat earned him the eternal enmity of the Nagas

Although Yaksha have a distorted form and have devilish appearance they are not harmful to mankind

and wide lips framed by a second incised line create a subtle

An antique Phnom Kulen style stone Hari Hari or Vishnu statue

vishnu statue antique banteay srei style stone mounted khmer vishnu head 57cm 23 Temple Lion The lowered left hand formsAntique Banteay Srei Style Stone Mounted Khmer Vishnu Head 35cm 14" Measures (Height) 35cm 14" An antique Khmer style mounted stone Vishnu head in the pre Angkorian style of Banteay Srei. Vishnu is both world protector and preserver, restorer of moral order he is all powerful and all pervasive by nature. The Bantreay Srei style developed at the same time as the Pre Rup style and overlaps that of the Kleang. It uses and develops the formulas of the Koh