The Hindu deity Vishnu-Vasudeva-Narayana

Vishnu holds several of his standard identifying attributes—the war discus, conch shell, and club.

Scholars, particularly those from Cambodia’s former colonial ruler France, worked out the chronology of Cambodian sculpture so that a statue like this can usually be dated fairly accurately by the details of clothing and jewelry. Today Cambodian archaeologists and other scholars work actively with international teams to extend our knowledge.