Kok Pong Toek
| Native Name | គោកពងទឹក |
|---|---|
| Alternative name | Prasat Pong Teuk, (?) |
| BA# | C0107025 |
| CISARK# | 6732 |
| Size | Medium |
| Condition | Tuol |
| Type | Temple |
| Location | |
| Village | Kbal Tonsaong |
| Commune | Banteay Chhmar |
| District | Thma Puok |
| Province | Banteay Meanchey |
| Country | Cambodia |
| Coordinates | 14.08527, 103.06912 |
| History | |
| Founded | Early 11th Century, (?) |
| Art Style | Khleang, (?) |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Deity | Buddha, Lokeshvara |
| Verification | GPS |
Kok Pong Toek (គោកពងទឹក - Pronounced: Kok Pong Teuk)
Reported to be some 200m x 200m this large earthen mound reveals pottery fragments but no ancient temple vestiges. An adjacent man-made pond is noted as being associated with the site.
We assume that this CISARK listed site may indeed be the more recently documented site Tuol Prasat Kroes Prasat located north of Phum Kbal Tonsaong.
The Battambang Provincial Museum houses a sandstone block carved on each side with reliefs of Bodhisattvas which is noted as having been found at a site named Prasat Kok Pong, Banteay Chhmar commune. We are guessing this is the same site although this is unconfirmed. The sculpture is listed as displaying a Khleang art style so, if the two sites are indeed one and the same, would suggest the presence of an early 11th-century Mahayana Buddhist sanctuary at the location.
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Nearby Sites
- C0107428
- Kok Pong Toek
- Kroes Ta Houn
- Phum Kbal Tonsaong
- Prasat Banteay Chhmar Khloung Thvear Khang Lech
- Prasat Banteay Chhmar Spean Khang Lech
- Prasat Samnang Ta Sok
- Prasat Sangkae Vear
- Prasat Ta Naem
- Prasat Thlat
- Spean Ta Sok
- Srah Kanhchhoan Ta Tea
- Srah Kanhchhoan Trabaek Pluoh
- Srah Trapeang Thom
- Trapeang Kak (Kbal Tonsaong)
- Trapeang Kbal Tonsaong
- Trapeang Sahakhum
- Trapeang Ta Thlat
- Trapeang Voar Preng
- Tuol Prasat Kroes Prasat
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