In Bust of Jayavarman VII, how is the Description discussed?
The bust of Jayavarman VII is a grey-green sandstone head, with downcast eyes and a faint smile. The hairstyle, with the hair pulled into a small round bun at the top of the skull, makes it possible to identify the subject as being a man; the four squatting men sculpted on the pediment of the temple of Banteay Srei, kept at the Guimet museum, have practically the same hairstyle. The square face with full cheeks suggests that the character of Angkor is middle-aged. He wears no adornment and displays a meditative expression. The upper lip, a little longer than the lower lip, seems to protrude slightly; this would make one think that he had his teeth slightly forward, unless this effect is due to the flat mustache which surmounts this lip. The stretched ears indicate that this man usually wore heavy earrings.
Jayavarman VII bust Angkor