via Khmer Times, 21 January 2020: Statue of a Makara found in Phnom Kulen. Images of the find have been floating on Facebook over the last few days.
Siem Reap Provincial Environment Department officials and archaeologists are conducting research on a large Makara animal statue carved on a rock at the Phnom Kulen National Park in Siem Reap province’s Svay Loeu district.
Provincial Department of Environment director Sun Kong said yesterday the head portion of the broken statue was found by a resident on Saturday and the officials went to inspect the site on Sunday.
He added that the statue was made of sandstone during the sixth century and the body was broken into pieces, noting that officials found 13 pieces of the body nearby the site.
Source: Ancient statue found carved in rock in Siem Reap – Khmer Times
Awe inspiring!