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 CHAP. II. TEMPLE OF ANGKOR VAT. 387 kept them distinct ; they provided a plain wall outside the cella of the temple for their paintings and sculpture, and protected General View of Temple of Angkor Vat. (From a Photograph by Mr. J. Thomson.) it by screens of columns precisely as the Cambodians did ; and it is difficult to say which was the best principle. A critic imbued with the feelings of mediaeval art would side with the Indians ;