1929 Photogravure Angkor Thom Cambodia Bayon Temple Bas Relief Apsara Sculpture

This is an original 1929 photogravure of the reliefs of Angkor Thom in Cambodia (Kampuchea) the capital city of the Khmer Empire. "Angkor Thom" translates to "Great City". The photogravure was taken in the Bayon temple-- famous for its bas-reliefs and large sculpted heads. The temple was constructed by King Jayavarman VII in the 12th century, and was built as a Buddhist temple. The relief work shows what appears to be an Apsara-- Buddhist and Hindu female spirits. The photographer of this image is Dr. Martin Hürlimann of Berlin, Germany. His photographs were largely composed of cities and civilizations, and taken mostly with a Sinclair camera. Period Paper is pleased to offer an exceptional collection of historic original photogravures of the landscape, architecture, and people of Ceylon and Indochina including the present-day countries of Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos, and Yunnan, a Province of southwestern China. The actual border around the photogravure is larger