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12TH CENTURY
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a khmer, angkor vat style, sandstone head of shiva
12th century
The head is carved with serene expression, ridged eyebrows above almond-shaped eyes, broad nose, moustache and slightly smiling lips, broken elongated earlobes, tiara carved with central floral band, knotted at the back, and set in front of his hairdress combed into a high cylindrical-shaped chignon, the front carved with a snake-shaped symbol
24 cm, mounted
12th century
The head is carved with serene expression, ridged eyebrows above almond-shaped eyes, broad nose, moustache and slightly smiling lips, broken elongated earlobes, tiara carved with central floral band, knotted at the back, and set in front of his hairdress combed into a high cylindrical-shaped chignon, the front carved with a snake-shaped symbol
24 cm, mounted
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