Phnom Penh, March 20 -- Cambodia's Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts on March 19 announced the successful restoration of a 1,000-year-old statue of the dancing god Shiva from more than 10,000 fragments collected over several decades.

The 5m and 7-tonne sandstone sculpture, with 10 arms and five faces, dates back to the 10th century from the site of an ancient capital of the Khmer empire, Koh Ker.

The temple ruins of Koh Ker in northern Cambodia were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023.

The Dancing Shiva was unveiled on March 18 at the Angkor Conservation Centre in Siem Reap city, home of the renowned Angkor Wat heritage site, the ministry said.

Cambodian experts in cooperation with the French School of the Far East (EFEO) s...