Wat Lbeuk (Srei Snam) | Hello Angkor

Area: Siem Reap Province > Srei Snam District > Khlang Hay Commune > Lbeuk Village
| Type: Ancient Remains & Temples

Monastery grounds where remains of an ancient temple, named Prasat Pothi, were found. The remnants lodged were with the National Museum including a bronze head of Shiva. Nearby several other mounds with remains of ancient sites were recorded, they include Prasat Lbeuk, Prasat Top, and Prasat Lich.

The remains of ancient temple sites are numerous including laterite blocks, sandstone pedestals, and, sema stones from the vihara that preceded the pagoda we see today. If you check the images on the Cisark site here you can see the contemporary pagoda under construction, and, the original foundations of that earlier vihara which reused masonry from the ancient sites. The pagoda we see today, I believe, dates to 2011 which roughly dates the Cisark images.

Regarding the bronze head of Shiva, I have not been able to find it in any catalogue or either the PP National Museum, Angkor National Museum or the Guimet. A mystery. It seems a little special as it would be quite similar style wise to the famed Vishnu of West Mebon temple.

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*Important: mapped location may only be approximated to the district level/village only. To visit sites outside the tourist zones you should seek a local guide from the area read more.

Site Info

Site Name: Wat Po Lbeuk Khmer Name: វត្តពោធិ៍ល្បើក
Reference ID: HA14263 | Last Update: August 21st, 2024
Tags/Group: pa, pr, sema, T24, Temples, Wat
Location: Siem Reap Province > Srei Snam District > Khlang Hay Commune > Lbeuk Village
MoCFA ID: 4699

Rodney Charles LHuillier

Living in Asia for over a decade and now residing in beautiful Siem Reap. Rodney Charles L'Huillier has spent over seven years in Cambodia and is the author of Ancient Cambodia (2024) and Essential Siem Reap (2017, 2019). Contact via [email protected] - more..