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Keywords: Cambodian - Female Deity - Walters 25212.jpg This sculpture was carved during the same period that Angkor Wat a great temple dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu was constructed The temple and its central image were intended to bring about the union of the soul of the king with Vishnu This goddess may be Vishnu's wife Lakshmi; originally sacred objects held in her hands would have identified her between 1110 1160 Angkor sandstone cm 64 8 20 3 accession number 25 212 32938 Lispenard and Ambassador Marshall Green 1994 Walters Art Museum Gift of Lispenard and Ambassador Marshall Green 1994 place of origin Cambodia Walters Art Museum license Southeast Asian art in the Walters Art Museum Sculptures from Cambodia Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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