Live Auction 1878Indian And Southeast Asian Art Including Property From The Collections Of Ariane Dandois And Robert H. Ellsworth
A bronze figure of a dancing dakini
Lot 355Property of Robert H. Ellsworth

A bronze figure of a dancing dakini

KHMER, ANGKOR PERIOD, BAPHUON STYLE, 11TH CENTURY

Closed21 September 2007

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USD 13,750

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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

Christian Humann, Pan-Asian Collection, before 1977

Specialist note

Compare to a another example from the James Thompson collection, in W. Warren, The House on the Klong, 1968, p. 38.