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Refers to the civilization, period, and style that developed from around 802 CE to 1432 CE in the Khmer region known today as Cambodia. Artistic production based in the Angkor culture marked the height of Cambodian creativity, featuring prominent architectural structures such as the temples at Angkor Vat and Angkor Thom. Temples from this period are generally characterized by large-scale and intricately stylized sculptural representations of deities' faces and bodies carved into exterior walls.
Angkorean
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