Research & Article

The article describes two engraved gems from Cambodia. The first is a rockcrystal perforated stamp-seal with a convex back- a distinctive type which has been found at Oc Eo and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. The surface is engraved with a makara and it is tentatively dated to the 7th century AD or later. The second gem, set in a large gold ring, is a flat dark brown sard or onyx ringstone engraved with a gana or Ganesha/horse combination and probably dates to about the 9th or lOth century AD. The seals illustrate motifs which are found on Khmer stone lintels in Cambodia and Thailand.