Cambodia

• Cambodian art - has had a rich and varied history dating back many centuries and has been heavily influenced by India.
• Khmer style - emerged from the combination of indigenous

  animistic beliefs and the originally Indian religions of Hinduism and Buddhism.
• The Khmer art has roots from the Angkor period.

  Massive temples from this period, including Angkor

  Wat and the Bayon at Angkor Thom, testify to the

  power of Angkor and the grandeur of its architecture

  and decorative art.
• Khmer sculpture - refers to the stone sculpture of the Khmer Empire, which ruled a territory based on modern Cambodia, but rather larger, from the

  9th to the 13th century. The most celebrated examples are found in Angkor, which served as

  the seat of the empire