IN TH E PU B LIC DO M AIN : A N E W D I S P L AY AT TH E N ATI O N A L M U S E U M O F CA M B O D IA - TAASA Review June 2010

IN TH E PU B LIC DO M AIN : A N E W D I S P L AY AT TH E N ATI O N A L M U S E U M O F CA M B O D IA – TAASA Review June 2010

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This article was originally found in the June 2010 edition of TAASA Review (Volume 19, Issue 2, Page 17).

The full article is available for free to TAASA Members.

Oun Phalline and Martin Polkinghorne T he National Museum of Cambodia (NMC) holds one of the most significant collections of art in the world.

The Museum’s substantial collection of bronze and stone Angkorian sculpture showcases the greatest achievements of Khmer creativity.

Among the most significant masterpieces is the magnificent image of Vishnu Anantashayin from the West Mebon temple, which readers of the TAASA Review will remember as the cover image from the September 2006 issue (Feneley 2006: 18 – 19)...