Khmer jewellery

Jayavarman VII, while he was an influential figure who established the different trends in Khmer jewellery, is famously represented without any at all in the seated position.

Cambodian stoned statues adorned with carved jewels are evidence a rich diversity of jewellery made of gold, silver, bronze and gems.

The statue is adorned with a set of jewels made of gold and with many precious stones, including crowns, earrings, and necklaces.

[5] Through the Colonial exhibition in Marseille in 1922, Khmer jewellery won international fame and would soon be on sale in Parisian boutiques.

Thus, Khmer jewellers produces unique jewellery pieces that have been fashioned from recycled bullet casings remaining from the days of war.

Thus, a Khmer inscription in Pali language dating from King Indravarman III who climbed on the throne in 1296 AD mentions a pious laywoman named Sirimâlmïratanalakkhï, endowed with faith and other virtues, guardian of the royal jewellery.

Khmer earring of the Angkorean period at the Cleveland Museum of Art .
Jewellers in the Central Market of Phnom Penh .