In Bust of Jayavarman VII, how is the Bust in the Musee Guimet of the Identification of the « statue-portraits» of King Jayavarman VII elucidated?
The bust kept in the Musee Guimet was presumed to be Jayavarman VII since Etienne de La Jonquiere who relied on the proximity of its original place in the Ta Prohm and a 2,60 meter inscription in Sanskrit of the time of Jayavarman VII. It was only recognized in the 2010s as a bust of Jayavarman VII by consensus of the scientific community as the bust of Jayavarman VII originating from Ta Prohm.
Ta Prohm Jayavarman VII bust