This is a statue of Dvarapala, made of sandstone. It originated from an Angkor temple in Siem Reap Province. In 1930, it was dispatched for safekeeping and registered in the collection of the National Museum of Cambodia. Khmer art experts have determined that it is in the Baphuon style, of the 11th century, Angkorian period. This Dvarapala is a fragment of a column in high relief on the temple walls near a gate.
It is a gentle Dvarapala carved in the frame with Naga decoration elements. His right hand holds a stick, while the left rests on the hip. The figure is richly decoration is a circlets, earrings, armband and bracelets. He wears a small pleated Sampot Chang Kben wrap under the belt. The front of this Dvarapala has sustained considerable damage.