the art of the period is classified into four periods,first when u thong influences were predominant,second,from mid 15th c until 17th c duringwhich influences of sukhothai were dominant,third,in the 17th c when the khmer became vassals of the ayuthayan empire and their art was again fashionable,and finally from late 17th c until 1767 when splendour was fashionable and the images of buddha were ornate with crowns and ornate robes.