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KHMER, ANGKOR PERIOD, BAPHUON STYLE, 11TH CENTURY
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A sandstone figure of Vishnu
Khmer, Angkor Period, Baphuon style, 11th century
The deity standing on a square plinth, wearing a short sampot carved with parallel pleats and secured with a stylized sash, his bearded face with full lips and, heavy-lidded eyes with incised pupils, the forehead centered by the third eye, his hair finely braided and pulled into a domed topknot secured with a beaded diadem, the body finely polished
36in. (91cm.) high
Khmer, Angkor Period, Baphuon style, 11th century
The deity standing on a square plinth, wearing a short sampot carved with parallel pleats and secured with a stylized sash, his bearded face with full lips and, heavy-lidded eyes with incised pupils, the forehead centered by the third eye, his hair finely braided and pulled into a domed topknot secured with a beaded diadem, the body finely polished
36in. (91cm.) high
Provenance
Spink and Son, Ltd., London, 1981
Nathan Halpern Collection, New York
Spink and Son, Ltd., London
Nathan Halpern Collection, New York
Spink and Son, Ltd., London
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