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A makara, the decorative sea-monster motif common in Hindu architecture, especially, as here, above doorways. Cambodia, 1st-7th century.
Musée Guimet, Paris.
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Vassil. (2016, December 15). Makara, Cambodia. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6168/makara-cambodia/
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