Stone head of Buddha statue found in Cambodia in 1927. Now, rest of body discovered
The pieces of a disarticulated statue of Buddha have been reunited nearly a century after the first piece was found at the Ta Prohm Temple in Cambodia, archaeology officials announced.
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Buddha Statue Reunited with Head Found in 1927
Torso of Buddha statue unearthed at Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia. TA PROHM, CAMBODIA—Archaeologists discovered the torso of a ...
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Cambodian Archaeologists Reunite a Sculpture Head and Torso After 100 Years
Archaeologists at Ta Prohm temple in Cambodia have discovered a 800-year-old Buddha torso that matches a statue head found in ...
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Stone head of Buddha statue found in Cambodia in 1927. Now, rest of body discovered
However, it was originally built as a Buddhist temple dedicated to the mother of King Jayavarman VII, according to Lonely Planet. Digital scans revealed the head found in 1927 was a match for the ...