The worship of the Mahayana Buddhist saviour bodhisattvas was widespread in Cambodia by at least the 7th century. This figure of Avalokitesvara, identified by the representation of his spiritual mentor Amitabha in the headdress, belongs to the style associated with the cave site of Phnom Da, at Angkor Borei. Sculptures from this site are the earliest identifiable school of Cambodian art, preceding the sculpture produced at the Chen-la site at Vat Phu. This figure has his garments indicated by coarsely incised lines and a plain shoulder cloth rather than the antelope skin seen in later representations.