Lesson No.

SOUTHEAST ASIAN
ARTIFACTS
Cambo
dia
Stone carving
- has been both a passion and
a livelihood for many a
Cambodian sculptor and has,
in recent decades, survived
war, genocide (in which
many of the country's artists
were murdered by the Khmer
Rouge), and tyranny to be
passed on to a whole new
generation of artists.
Thaila
nd
Reclining
Buddha
- is animage that represents
Buddha lying down and is a
major iconographic theme in
Buddhist art. It represents
the historical Buddha during
his last illness, about to enter
the parinirvana.
 Vietna
m
Vietnamese sculpture has been
heavily influenced by the three
traditional religions: Taoism,
Confucianism, and Buddhism,
which come from neighboring
countries, China and India.
Indone
sia

The native Indonesian

tribes usually create
sculptures that depict
ancestors, deities, and
animals.
 Malays
ia
Porta de
Santiago
- is among the oldest
surviving European
architectural remains in
Southeast Asia and the
Far East.