Lot Essay
Collected by the present owner's grandfather during his stay in Cambodia in the mid-1920s.
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12TH CENTURY
Details
a khmer, angkor vat style, sandstone torso of probably vishnu
12th century
Standing in samabhanga, naked upper body with carved belly-button, at his right the remainings of a pair of arms, wearing striated sampot secured by a belt with a double fish tail shaped flange falling down between his legs, short flange falling to his left and butterfly-shaped element at his back
71 cm high, mounted
12th century
Standing in samabhanga, naked upper body with carved belly-button, at his right the remainings of a pair of arms, wearing striated sampot secured by a belt with a double fish tail shaped flange falling down between his legs, short flange falling to his left and butterfly-shaped element at his back
71 cm high, mounted
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.