KHMER, STYLE KULEN, PREMIERE PARTIE DU IXÈME SIECLE

Based on his high cylindrical miter it is almost certain that this head represents Vishnu. Additional, this particuler god belonged to the most popular iconographic representations during the Kulen phase which enhances this presumption. His specific high headdress gives him, as it were, a royal status which is emphasized by a slightly smiling, almost arrogant, expression. The facial features seem highly particularized, as is the case with most Vishnu examples executed in this style.