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Musical instrument
Gong below the main sanctum sanctorum of the Angkor Wat, possibly a Kong thom (a single hanging gong).
Example of a hanging gong from Angkor Wat, north gallery, 16th century. The gong hanging on the two men's shoulders is a nipple gong , a type used in the highlands today.
The kong thom (Khmer: គងធំ) is Cambodian musical instrument, a hanging gong. The name may also refer to the kong von thom , a set of gong chimes arranged in a circular frame.[1]
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Xylophones or Roneat Gong chimes Gongs Bells Drums Fiddles Plucked: Harp, Zithers and Lutes Flutes
Khloy (khloy ek, khloy thom)
Oboes and free reed pipes Horns and trumpets Other