Statue of King Sisowath near Wat Phnom (details of reliefs)

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The object depicted in the image consists of the following: bronze statue, fired clay bas-reliefs

Information about the creation of the object depicted in the image: 1908

The object depicted in the image is currently at (as of 2005): Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The object depicted in the image was created in France

The statue of King Sisowath was commissioned in 1908 to commemorate the reign of King Sisowath and the retrocession of the old provinces of Battambang to Cambodia in the 1907 Franco-Siamese Treaty. The commission was awarded to a French sculptor, Theodore Riviere, who did almost all of the sculpture in France. The Protectorate paid for its transportation to Phnom Penh and it was installed at the base of Wat Phnom in 1909.

Source for information about the object depicted in the image: Muan, Ingrid. "Citing Angkor: the 'Cambodian Arts' in the Age of Restoration." PhD diss., Columbia University, 2001. Noury, Jean. L'Indochine en Cartes Postales: Avant l'Ouragan 1900-1920. France: Publi-fusion Editeur, 1992.

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