Asram Moha Eisei
| Native Name | អាស្រមមហាឥសី |
|---|---|
| Alternative name | Ashram Eisei, Asram Moha Russei, N17, M.016 |
| BA# | C0605094 |
| CISARK# | 3503 |
| Size | Small |
| Condition | Intact |
| Type | Temple |
| Location | |
| Part of | Prasat Sambor (Sambor), Isanapura, Bhavapura, Sambor Prei Kuk Group |
| Village | Sambor |
| Commune | Sambor |
| District | Prasat Sambor |
| Province | Kampong Thom |
| Country | Cambodia |
| Coordinates | 12.87221, 105.04255 |
| History | |
| Founded | Late 6th Century |
| Builder | Bhavavarman I |
| Art Style | Thala Borivat |
| Material | Sandstone |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Deity | Shiva |
| Year/s Restored | 2023-ongoing |
| UNESCO Inscription | 2017 |
Asram Moha Eisei (អាស្រមមហាឥសី - Pronounced: Ah-srom Moh-ha Ee-sei)
N17 or Asram Moha Eisei, lying in the northern areas between the middle and outer enclosure walls of Prasat Sambor, is an extraordinary construction and seems to predate a certain modern-day Swedish conglomerate's flat-pack system by some 1500 years! The sandstone structure - representing the inner cell of a long-gone brick tower - consists of 6 large slabs, floor, roof and 4 walls, simply slotted together to form a large sandstone box.
Decoration can be seen on the well-preserved structure with small, Indian-style, faces (known as kudus) around the top and miniature flying palaces or buildings at the bottom. A narrow walking space would have existed between the inner walls of the brick tower and the sandstone cell or womb. At Sambor, shrines N17 and S2 (the latter still has the brick tower) show this highly unusual style, while the only other known examples are the sites of Prasat Asram Moha Russei, Takeo and Kuk Preah Theat (Hanchey), Kampong Cham (both basalt) plus a possible ruined shrine at Wat Phu, southern Laos. (All sites are usually credited to Bhavavarman I.)
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- Asram Moha Eisei
- Bhavapura
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- Prasat Sambor N14-1
- Prasat Sambor N14-2
- Prasat Sambor N2
- Prasat Sambor N25
- Prasat Sambor N26
- Prasat Sambor N27
- Prasat Sambor N28
- Prasat Sambor N3
- Prasat Sambor N4
- Prasat Sambor N5
- Prasat Sambor N7
- Prasat Sambor N8
- Prasat Sambor N9
- Sambor Prei Kuk Conservation Office
- Sambor Prei Kuk Group
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