During the Angkorian era, Brahmanism played a key role in the history of Cambodia. Some kings worshipped Siva as their supreme god while showing respect for the other Brahmanic and Buddhist gods. a). Siva’s wife The Preah Ko and Bakheng periods yield numerous examples of female sculptures of Durga, such as the one from Bakong temple (Ka. 1803); similarly, the museum’s collections contain representations of the goddess designed in the styles of subsequent periods. Uma, Siva’s wife, is sculpted in the round or on bas-reliefs. The sculptures in the round always show her accompanied by Siva; they may be both seated on the bull Nandin, as per this bronze example (Ga. 5293) or Uma may be seated on her husband’s lap, as per a sandstone sculpture from the Umamahesvara, in the style of the Banteay Srei period (Ka. 1797). The sculpted bas-reliefs of Uma are positioned on the lower part of the inscription steles, always accompanied by her husband (Ka. 1777), (Ka. 1823) (Ka. 554)...