Lost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Early Southeast Asia
Lost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Early Southeast Asia
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The first publication to use sculpture as a lens to explore this period of Southeast Asian history, Lost Kingdoms offers a significant contribution and a fresh approach to the study of cultures in Cambodia, Thailand, Burma and other countries. Numerous Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms flourished in Southeast Asia from the 5th to the 9th century, yet until recently few concrete details were known about them. Lost Kingdoms reveals newly discovered architectural and sculptural relics from this region, which provide key insights into the formerly mysterious kingdoms.
Authoritative texts by John Guy, together with essays by prominent scholars, introduce more than 160 objects, extensively described and beautifully illustrated
Additional Information:
- Author: John Guy
- 336 pages, Hardcover
- 9 x 12 inches
- 360 color illustrations