Headless ancient Cambodian statue whole again after more than a century

After spending more than 130 years without its head, a complete statue from ancient times stands complete in the display of the National Museum of Cambodia. On January 21, the National Museum of Cambodia unveiled a complete Harihara statue.

According to the National Museum of Cambodia, the statue is a statue of Harhara, composed of Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva (Hara). The statue was discovered in two stages, the head of the statue was discovered by Étienne Aymonier in Phnom Da in 1884 before being sent to France in 1886.

The body of the statue was discovered in a cave in Phnom Da and the handed over to the National Museum in 1944 by Henri Mauger. In 1955, Pierre Dupont suggested that the head that was previously discovered belonged to the body that was in the National Museum.

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