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... Cambodia , early 12th century . ancient Cambodia . Carvings of the beautiful apsaras , or heavenly dancing girls , adorning the temples of Angkor attest to the importance of court dance in Cambodia between the 10th and 13th centuries ...
... Cambodia , early 12th century . ancient Cambodia . Carvings of the beautiful apsaras , or heavenly dancing girls , adorning the temples of Angkor attest to the importance of court dance in Cambodia between the 10th and 13th centuries ...
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... Cambodia , and Borneo- versions of the contemporary Chinese Chou dynasty's asymmetrical squared - hook patterns . 1st to 10th century . During the 1st century AD , Indian influence began to spread through Southeast Asia in the wake of ...
... Cambodia , and Borneo- versions of the contemporary Chinese Chou dynasty's asymmetrical squared - hook patterns . 1st to 10th century . During the 1st century AD , Indian influence began to spread through Southeast Asia in the wake of ...
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... 60 cm . Library , Banteay Srei , Angkor , Cambodia , 10th century . Cambodian and Vietnamese art Gate at Angkor Thom , Angkor , Cambodia , c . 1200 . hung with long eaves , are carried on brick or. Southeast Asian Peoples , Arts of Plate 3.
... 60 cm . Library , Banteay Srei , Angkor , Cambodia , 10th century . Cambodian and Vietnamese art Gate at Angkor Thom , Angkor , Cambodia , c . 1200 . hung with long eaves , are carried on brick or. Southeast Asian Peoples , Arts of Plate 3.
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