almost humorous sneer on its face and a mitre-like crown with spiraling bands of ornate carving on its head, it's now been reclassified as a depiction of Bhima, a heroic but flawed warrior in the Mahabharata whose nearest Western equivalent might be Achilles from ancient Greek myth.

It's believed to have stood face to face in the temple with the Sotheby's statue, which represents Bhima's rival Duryodana.

Cambodia now plans to exhibit its five recovered statues together as they might have appeared together in the Prasat Chen temple, with hopes of regaining four others believed to have completed the scene.

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