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A l'ombre d'Angkor | In the Shadow of Angkor

by George Groslier

An inspired and perceptive exploration of the remains of the Ancient Khmer civilization at the start of the colonial era.

In French

Looting in Angkor | Pillage a Angkor

by ICOM & École Française d´Extrême-Orient (EFEO)

25 years after its publication, still a reference in the effort for tracing and retrieving looted Khmer arts.

Two Yoginis of Hevajra from Thailand

Two female dancers statuettes discovered in the 1950s and what they tell us about Khmer art and religion, Tantric Buddhism...

In English

A proposed relationship between Champa and Chola dynasties during the 11th and 13th centuries

by Ky-Phuong Tran & Tu-Anh Thi Nguyen

The Angkorian city: From Hariharalaya to Yashodharapura

by Miriam T. Stark & Alison K. Carter & Piphal Heng & Rachna Chhay

An exhaustive update on contemporary archaelogical finds, and what we do know about the urbanistic development of the Angkorian city.

In English

Cambodian Krishna at the Cleveland Museum: A Digital Feast

“Revealing Krishna: Journey to Cambodia’s Sacred Mountain’'.

In English

Le Cambodge, II Les provinces siamoises | The Siamese Provinces

by Etienne Aymonier

The Khmer cultural and artistic heritage in the Siamese sphere of influence at the turn of the 20th century.

In French

Cambodian Dancers by Sir Gerald Kelly (1937)

Khmer Art Worldwide

Khmer Art at The National Gallery of Australia

by Andy Brouwer

Entry #15 in Khmer Art Worlwide Collection

Khmer Art Worldwide

Bronze Reclining Vishnu – West Mebon

by Andy Brouwer

Entry #13 in Khmer Art Worldwide Collection

Khmer Art Worldwide

Vajimukha - Prasat Neang Khmau

by Andy Brouwer

Entry #12 in Khmer Art Worlwide Collection

Khmer Art Worldwide

Shiva and Uma, Husband and Wife - Banteay Srei

by Andy Brouwer

Entry #11 in Khmer Art Worldwide Collection

Khmer Art Worldwide

Leper King or Yama – Terrace of the Leper King

by Andy Brouwer

Entry #10 in Khmer Art Worldwide Collection

Khmer Art Worldwide

Harihara - Phnom Da

by Andy Brouwer

Entry#9 in Khmer Art Worldwide Collection

Khmer Art Worldwide

Lintel - Prasat Sralao

by Andy Brouwer

Entry #8 in Khmer Art Worldwide Collection

Khmer Art Worldwide

Vishnu, Rama, Balarama - Phnom Da

by Andy Brouwer

Entry #7 in Khmer Art Worldwide

Khmer Art Worldwide

The Battle of Bhima versus Duryodhana – Prasat Chen, Koh Ker

by Andy Brouwer

Entry #6 in Khmer Art Collection

Khmer Art Worldwide

King Jayavarman VII in Angkor Thom

by Andy Brouwer

Entry #5 in Khmer Art Worldwide Collection

Michael Vickery Photographing Cambodia in the 1960s-1980s

by Michael Vickery

Cambodia before the civll war as seen by anthropologist and historian Michael Vickery.

Khmer Art Worldwide

Shiva Ardhanarishvara (“God is a Half-Woman”), I

by Andy Brouwer

Entry #2, Khmer Art Worldwide Photo Collection by Andy Brouwer

Khmer Art Worldwide

Shiva Ardhanarishvara (“God is a Half-Woman”), II

by Andy Brouwer

Entry #3, Khmer Art Worldwide Photo Collection by Andy Brouwer

Khmer Art Worldwide

The Strange "Exchange" of Khmer Art Between EFEO and Japan, 1941

by Andy Brouwer

Entry #4, Khmer Art Worldwide Photo Collection

Khmer Art Worldwide

The Giant Garuda of Koh Ker

by Andy Brouwer

Entry #1, Khmer Art Worldwide Photo Collection by Andy Brouwer

Khmer Devatas at Prasat Sikhopharum

Devatas are a distinctive element of this Khmer temple located in modern Thailand.

Les Archives de la planete | Archives of the Planet | Albert Kahn Collections

The monumental photo and film documentation on Planet Earth set up by philanthropist Albert Kahn

The (Murky) Origin of the Tokyo National Museum Collection of Khmer Art

by Sadao Fujihara

Ancient Khmer sculptures as "political gifting": the controversial case of cultural exchanges between Colonial France and Imperial Japan during World...

In French & Japanese

Five Ancient Khmer Art Pieces returned to Cambodia, September 2021

The first five statues and artwork from the Latchford Collection shipped back to Cambodia

The Global Hunt for Looted Khmer Art Treasures

As restituted ancient artworks kept in museums worldwide are being flown back to Cambodia, the controversy around Douglas Latchford collection...

The Southeast Asia Ceramic Society (SEACS)

The website reflecting work and publications around the collection created by William Willets in 1969 at the University Art Museum, Singapore

The Origins of the Sukhodaya (Sukhot'ai) Art

by H.G. Quaritch Wales

A well-balanced study on cultural and artistic exchanges around ancient Southeast Asia, summarizing the author's original view on the Indianization...

In English

Chinese ceramics in SE Asia: Methodological considerations (Translation)

by Bernard Philippe Groslier & Aedeen Cremin

An English translation of Bernard-Philippe Groslier's notes on Chinese ceramics in Southeast Asia

In English

Asian Historical Architecture

Photo depository on early Asian architecture nurtured by numerous contributors around the world

Cambodia (in History of Indian and Eastern Architecture)

by James Fergusson

Considerations on ancient Khmer temples in Cambodia by architecture historian James Fergusson (1808-1886)

In English

Survey of the Southern Provinces of Cambodia in the Pre-Angkor Era

by Haksrea Kuoch

South of Phnom Penh, archaelogical research have contributed to a better understanding of the Funan and Chenla periods.

In English

L'Annam et le Cambodge, Voyages et récits historiques

by C.-E. Bouillevaux

With a map of "Indochina", an expanded version of Pere Bouillevaux's 1858 book.

In French

Nectar in Stone | The India-Cambodia Artistic Connection

An Indian TV film devoted to Indian-Cambodian connection in visual arts

In English

Buddhapāda: In the Buddha's Footprints

by Jacques de Guerny

A quest for Buddha's footprint artworks from India and Sri Lanka to China to Japan, South Korea, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos...

In English

The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum

Private collection of Southeasr Asian art in Budapest, Hungary, including several Cambodian pidan and ikat silkworks

中台禪寺 | The Chung Tai Chan Monastery

A major collection of Buddhist art and writing set in Taiwan

Les collections khmeres du Musée Albert Sarraut | Khmer Art Collections of the Phnom Penh Museum

by George Groslier

The earliest attempt to catalog the National Museum of Cambodia vast collection

“高棉的微笑”柬埔寨古代文物与艺术展 | Khmer Smile: Cambodian Ancient Cultural Relics and Arts

The Guangdong Museum 2015 exhibition was the first time Khmer artwork from the Funan, Zhenla and Angkorian periods were showcased...

In Chinese

Empire Colonial Francais: Indo-Chine (Cambodia and Laos)

by Jules Gervais-Courtellemont & Octave Vandelet

A richly illustrated journey through Indochina, and in particular Cambodia in the early years of the French Protectorate.

In French

Cambodge, Photographies de la Société de Géographie, GallicaBNF/ French Geographical Society Photographs of Cambodia

The series Photographies de la Société de Géographie/Asie/Cambodge at Gallica/BNF

Хмерское искуство / Khmer Art

by N. V. Sultanov

The first major study on Khmer arts and culture in the Russian language.

In Russian

In the Footsteps of Émile Gsell, First Mission at Angkor Wat, 1866

by Patrick Kersalé

Wet-Collodion photo-processing and Angkor seen by pioneer photographer Émile Gsell.

In English & French

Recherches sur les Cambodgiens

by George Groslier

George Groslier's encyclopaedia-like sum on the Ancient Khmer civilization, "d'après les textes et les monuments depuis les premiers siècles de...

In French

Report of an Expedition Made into Southern Laos and Cambodia in the Early Part of the Year 1866

by H.G. Kennedy

'British spy' or first adventurous British tourist in Angkor? A young consular official's lively report of photographer John Thomson's journey.

In English

Angkorian Founders and Bronze Casting Skills

First technical investigation of the West Mebon Viṣṇu

In English

Angkor Conservation, Digitized Collections

EFEO is developing the digitization of the Conservation d'Angkor Archives, from 1908 to 1992.

Animaux fantastiques de l'Indochine, de l'Insulinde et de la Chine

by Gilberte de Coral-Rémusat

How legendary animal figures, in particular makara and dragons, evolved in Cambodia under Javanese and Chinese influences, finding new, genuine...

In French

Ceramic Collection and Conservation from the Preah Vihear Area

Report on ceramics conservation and scientific course for staff training at the Eco-Global Museum, June-August 2013

In English & Khmer

Le procédé des emprunts aux styles passés dans l'art khmer

by Gilberte de Coral-Rémusat

The alternance of "bright" and "dull" periods in Khmer sculptuary art.

In French

Temple Models and Simulated Context in a Virtual Angkor

by Tom Chandler & Martin Polkinghorne

'Through the visualisation lens': how can we get closer to a valid representation of the Ancient Khmer temples with new...

In English

Visions of Angkor by...Lois Conner

Photographic essays by famous or budding photographers. A forum for young and confirmed talents, a compilation of reference visual arts...

Angkor National Museum Bulletin ព្រឹត្តិប័ត្រសារមន្ទីរជាតិអង្គរ

A useful online resource for researchers and Angkor lovers.

Visions of Angkor by...Jean Boulbet

by Jean Boulbet

When war refugees became the temple keepers...7 of the 37 Jean Boulbet's photographs kept at Bophana Center were exhibited in...

Visions of Angkor by...Marie-Joseph Guesdon

by Marie-Joseph Guesdon

Linguist and geographer, Deacon Guesdon was also an amateur photographer who captured daily life scenes of Cambodia in the years...

L'Indochine et la Chine: récits de voyage de John Thomson (French Adaptation)

by John Thomson & Hippolyte Vattemare

A 1879 French "adaptation" of photographer and geographer John Thomson's "The Straits of Malacca, Indo-China, and China" (1875).

In French

Les ruines d'Angkor, de Dong Duong et de Myson (Angkor, Dong Duong and My Son Ruins)

by Charles Carpeaux

The travelogue of an early explorer and archaelogist in Angkor and Champa areas

In French

Southeast Asian Archaelogy Newsletter

SEAArch: keep being posted about latest archaelogy findings and cultural events across Southeast Asia.

Émile Gsell (1838–79) and Early Photographs of Angkor

by Joachim K. Bautze

Several pieces in the "Angkor Catalogue" edited by photographer Emile Gsell himself, commented and analyzed by art historian Joachim Karl...

John Thomson's Photographs at The Wellcome Library

by John Thomson

Most of John Thomson's original photo negatives are kept at London Wellcome Library, a collection now accessible online.

The English Governess at the Siamese Court

by Anna Leonowens

The written account that decades later inspired a best-selling book and a Hollywood musical is nevertheless a valuable document for...

In English

The Antiquities of Cambodia

by John Thomson

Was he "the first" or "one of the first" to rediscover Angkor and to capture it on film? No matter...

In English

នារីរបាំកម្ពុជា | សម័យចតុមុខ និងសម័យអង្គរ

by George Groslier & Phoeurng Sackona

First Khmer translation of George Groslier's 1913 essay: 'Cambodian Dancers, Ancient and Modern' (Danseuses cambodgiennes, anciennes et modernes).

In Khmer

Temple Occupation and The Tempo of Collapse at Angkor Wat

by Miriam T. Stark & Piphal Heng & Alison K. Carter

Ground occupation and industrial activity as indicators for the timing of the decline and fall of Angkor as a regional...

In English

Angkor Temples in Cambodia

A personal vision of some major Angkorean temples (and the daily life within) by a free-lance photographer.

In English

Visions of Angkor by...Mimi Palgen-Maisonneuve

by Mimi Palgen-Maisonneuve

Photographic essays by famous or budding photographers. A forum for young and confirmed talents.

KhmerImagery

The Archeology of imagery from the Khmer Empire.

The Apsaras of Angkor / ទេពអប្សរនៃអង្គរ

by Christophe Loviny

On the first anniversary of H.R.H. Princess Norodom Buppha Devi's passing, the e-book re-publication of the splendid 'The Apsaras of...

In English & Khmer

Jean Despujols Collection at The Meadows Museum of Art

Indochina from the 1930s in a Louisiana museum of art.

The Iconography of Music on the Reliefs of Angkor Wat

by Martin Knust

Visions of Angkor by...La Mo

Photographic essays by famous or budding photographers. A forum for young and confirmed talents.

Visions of Angkor by...Soeum Hoeung

by Hoeung Soeum

Photographic essays by famous or budding photographers. A forum for young and confirmed talents.

Cambodian Art at the MET, New York

The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art currently holds some 250 artworks from Ancient Cambodia.

Protecting the Protector of Phimai

Were the builders of Phimai following a "visual narrative program"?

In English

From “Originals” to Replicas: Diverse Significance of Khmer Statues

How Hindu or other objects of earlier periods have been worshipped as neak tā by the communities living nearby the...

In English

Buddhist Art of Myanmar

by Sylvia Fraser-Lu & Donald M. Stadtner

Rich iconongraphy and historical background on Burmese Buddhist Art.

In English

Carving at the Capital: A Stone Workshop at Hariharālaya, Angkor

by Martin Polkinghorne

The builders, stone types and building techniques behind the Angkorean temples.

In English

Une excursion au pays d'Angkor (Travel to the Land of Angkor)

by Émile Vedel

A French traveler, Pierre Loti's close friend, recalls his visit to Angkor and Phnom Penh

In French

Commodifying Culture: Ownership of Cambodia’s Archaeological Heritage

by William Anderson

The controversial matter of Khmer antiquities appropriation by private collectors and foreign museums.

Darryl Collins Collections

Documents and images collected by a distinguished specialist in Khmer arts, architecture and culture.

Earthenware Ceramic Technologies of Angkor Borei

by Shawn Fehrenbach & Miriam T. Stark

How ceramics and pottery techniques at Angkor Borei reflect the commercial and political contexts in the Lower Mekong Area during...

In English

Nang Sbek, The Cambodian Shadow Theater

by Alain Daniel

Dating back from pre-Angkorean times, the Shadow Theater is inscribed on UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2008.

In French

Angkor Vogue: Sculpted Evidence of Imported Luxury Textiles in the Courts of Kings and Temples

by Gillian Green

Where did the elegant dames and gents of the Khmer Empire source the textiles for their garments?

In English

A spare-time painter in Angkor: Jean Commaille

by Nadine André-Pallois & Jean Commaille

A complete inventory of artworks left by Jean Commaille, first Curator of Angkor (1908-1916)

In French

Medicine and Culture in Ancient Cambodia

by Rethy Kieth Chhem

A vivid evocation of traditional medicine and healing techniques in Angkorean villages.

In English

Nouvelles perspectives pour la connaissance de la fin de la période angkorienne

by Ludivine Provost-Roche

What happened in Khmer art and religious practice during the two last centuries of the Angkorean era?

In French

L'expression de la sensibilité dans l'art khmer/ Expressing Feelings in Khmer Ancient Arts

by Madeleine Giteau

"Harmony, gentleness and endearment" in Khmer statuary and sculptural art.

In French

Khmer Ceramics Represented on the Bayon and Banteay Chhmar

by Aedeen Cremin

Locally-made ceramics in Bayon and Banteay Chhmar bas-reliefs.

In English

Serpents in Angkor, Apotheosis of a Decorative Motif

by Adalbert J. Gail

The Ananta serpent of Hindi origin and the Khmer Naga motifs in Angkorian sculptures and ornaments.

In English

Prasat Banteay Chhmar 3D Reconstruction, 1

by Olivier Cunin

A synthesis of the architectural history of Prasat Banteay Chhmar, the 'temple-garrison'.

In English

Prasat Banteay Chhmar 3D Reconstruction, 2

by Olivier Cunin

A synthesis of the architectural history of Prasat Banteay Chhmar, the 'temple-garrison'.

In English

Prasat Banteay Chhmar 3D Reconstruction, 3

by Olivier Cunin

A synthesis of the architectural history of Prasat Banteay Chhmar, the 'temple-garrison'.

In English

Prasat Banteay Chhmar 3D Reconstruction, 4

by Olivier Cunin

A synthesis of the architectural history of Prasat Banteay Chhmar, the 'temple-garrison'.

In English

Prasat Banteay Chhmar 3D Reconstruction, 5

by Olivier Cunin

A synthesis of the architectural history of Prasat Banteay Chhmar, the 'temple-garrison'.

In English

Prasat Banteay Chhmar 3D Reconstruction, 6

by Olivier Cunin

A synthesis of the architectural history of Prasat Banteay Chhmar, the 'temple-garrison'.

In English

Prasat Banteay Chhmar 3D Reconstruction, 7

by Olivier Cunin

A synthesis of the architectural history of Prasat Banteay Chhmar, the 'temple-garrison'.

In English

Women in Angkor, Women of Angkor Photo Contest

by Angkor Database

“Women in Angkor, Women of Angkor” selects amateur photographs that particularly express the feminine at Angkor.

Glossary for Angkor Lovers and Researchers

by Angkor Database

From 'acharya' to 'yuga', we collect and explain the many archeological, historical, architectural, cultural and religious terms related to Angkorean...

In English, French, Khmer, Chinese, Portuguese, Sanskrit, Thai, Lao, Pali, Vietnamese & Tamil