Thousand-year Khmer statue ready for Paris debut

The five metre-long partially restored statue of Vishnu will be on display at the Guimet National Museum in Paris, France. Culture ministry. -- Photo: Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Restoration and reassembly work on one of the largest Khmer bronze statues ever discovered has been completed. 39 fragments of a statue of Vishnu or Lord Narayana, known in Khmer as Preah Noreay are now being prepared for display at the Guimet National Museum in Paris, France.

The 11th century piece will be on display in France from April 30 until the end of September.