The press release stated that Apsara’s archaeologists in collaboration with the Southeast Asian Studies Institute from Singapore had dug up the statue at a site in the complex. They say the statue represents a guardian spirit for an ancient Khmer hospital and is the largest unearthed since a major find here six years ago.
The artefact was buried half-a-meter deep in the ground in the Angkor Thom zone of the park. When the statue has been cleaned up, Apsara says it will be added to the collections housed in the Angkor National Museum. The museum is a few kilometres south of Angkor Wat and on the outskirts of Siem Reap.
12GO ASIA explains that the Angkor temples date from the Angkor Empire of a millennium ago and are modern day Cambodia’s greatest historical attraction. 12GO ASIA sells bus and train tickets to Siem Reap from Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. Our image comes with courtesy of Apsara Authority.
Ancient statue unearthed at Cambodia Angkor Wat temples
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A team of archaeologists working at the Angkor Archaeological Park have found a beautifully preserved statue. Apsara Authority manages the park and released a bulletin last week saying the almost two-metre antique is believed to be up to 900 years old.