Lot Essay
Compare to a another example from the James Thompson collection, in W. Warren, The House on the Klong, 1968, p. 38.
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Property of Robert H. Ellsworth
A bronze figure of a dancing dakini
KHMER, ANGKOR PERIOD, BAPHUON STYLE, 11TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of a dancing dakini
Khmer, Angkor Period, Baphuon style, 11th century
Dancing on her left leg, her right hand held aloft, wearing a short dhoti with a butterfly knot in the back, her face with wide eyes and the hair in a conical chignon secured with a tiara
4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) high
Khmer, Angkor Period, Baphuon style, 11th century
Dancing on her left leg, her right hand held aloft, wearing a short dhoti with a butterfly knot in the back, her face with wide eyes and the hair in a conical chignon secured with a tiara
4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) high
Provenance
Christian Humann, Pan-Asian Collection, before 1977
Literature
G. Coedès, Bronzes Khmèrs, 1923, pl. XIX, no. 3, p. 31.
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