Many artworks, notably the Khmer sculptures and reliefs, could not be exported from their countries of origin today.

They contain the earliest known dated Khmer inscriptions as well as the earliest tradition of Khmer sculpture.

Monumental Khmer sculptures were airlifted from Cambodia during the Vietnam War and flown to destinations unknown.

Khmer sculpture soon goes beyond religious representation, which becomes almost a pretext in order to portray court figures in the guise of gods and goddesses.

The gods we find in Khmer sculpture are those of the two great religions of India, Buddhism and Hinduism.

Like other artists, he became inspired by "primitive" art: African, Egyptian, archaic, early Christian, Oceanic and Khmer sculpture.

Whether most American museumgoers will notice one Khmer sculpture more or less is, however, doubtful.

He assembled a large collection of Khmer sculpture which was later housed in the Guimet Museum in Paris.

It also has a large collection of ancient Khmer sculptures.

Closeness of distance: Khmer sculptures and Mark Tobey paintings.