CONTENTS
Preface v
Table of Plates xi
I. Relations Between Early Khmer and Indian Art 1
Introduction 1
Simple motifs 24
The kudu 24
The makara 29
The monster face 38
The hamsa frieze 46
The leaf of abundance 52
The scroll 55
The frieze of jutting leaves 60
The volute-pendant leaf 62
The garland 66
The baluster frieze 76
The check pattern 79
The floral trellis 82
The bezel band 87
The band with alternate lozenge and round themes 91
Complex motifs 99
The lintel 100
The colonnette 115
The edifice representation 121
Associated motifs 135
Absences of motifs 140
General considerations 146
Cited works 176
II. Research on Early Khmer Art 183
1.Thala Borivat lintels 183
2."The bezel band", chronological criterion 196
3.On the borders of Prei Kmeng and Kompong Preah styles 209
4.Decorated pedestals 235
5.The monster-face 256
6.Unpublished and unknowTi lintels 272
7.The problem of Sambor S. 1 303
Notes on Khmer Iconography 325
1.Two nautical scenes 325
2.An offering scene 329
3.On a lintel of Sambor Prei Kuk 333
4.Concerning a lintel from Vat Baset 339
5.Krsna and Kesin 343
6.The Buddhist lintel in Prasat Crap 349
7.Karaikkalammaiyar 356
8.Vat Preah Theat lintel 359
9.Yeai Pu pediment OOD
10. First representations of Sri Laksmi 370
11.Ba Kan slab sculpted on both sides 376