Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Asian
6. Southeast Asian
7. Vietnamese (culture or style)
8. [Vietnamese regional styles and periods]
9. Cham (Southeast Asian culture)
10. Cham periods

Anotations

Scope note:

Designates the period that began with the pacifying rules of Harivarman IV (1074-1081 CE) and Jaya Indravarman II (1113-1145 CE) and flourished from the 11th to the mid-12th century. In architecture, the period features distinct kalan groups known as the Silver Towers, the Gold Tower, the Ivory Towers, and the Copper Tower, constructed along hill terraces and exhibiting redented plans and silhouettes much like the Khmer prasat. Other architectural features in this period include projecting spearhead arches often tripled above doors or false doors, plain pilasters, moldings, colonnettes engaged vertically against rows of foliate ornamentation, and friezes decorated in carved stone with the 'woman's breast' motif. Later in the period, prevailing stylistic simplification yields the clarification of kalan structures and structural masses. In sculpture, the period features images of mythical animals such as the makara used as corner pieces, serpents, elephants, and garuas and lion figures used as atlantids with fangs.