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| Prasat Preah Enkosei This small temple, near the east bank of Stoeng Siem Reap, was probably built in the in middle of the 10th century or earlier. It is located in Wat Enkosei, in northern Siem Reap. Here was the harbour and warehouse of Yasodharapura, the great capital. 'En' in Khmer means 'Indra'. Two brick towers, the bases of two fire shrines, and the remains of the east gate, are surrounded by a laterite enclosure wall and a moat. At the doorframes of the big tower are inscriptions. (Aymonier mentions also a stele.) They give the dates 968 & 970 AD. The towers are restored, the north tower is the only one complete brick tower in and around Angkor. |
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| Reliefs The temple may be modest, but the reliefs are sensational. The brick relief at the pediment of the main tower shows Krishna lifting Mount Govardhana, only his legs are discernible in an elegant posture. Above the lintel, depicting Indra on the three-headed Airavan, is a frieze, picturing on the left side two men, Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu, on the right side the Churning of the Sea of Milk. The style is naïve; it is unique in Khmer art. Each of the reliefs gives the oldest representation of the subject. There are also reliefs at the lintels of the entrance gate. |
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| References Aymonier, 1999, p. 212-221. Reference: Roveda 2005, p. 339 External Link: AllPointsEast |
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