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KHMER, ANGKOR PERIOD, KOH KHER STYLE, 10TH CENTURY
Details
A standing figure of Avalokiteshvara
Khmer, Angkor period, Koh Kher style, 10th century
Finely carved wearing a short sampot with double-fishtail sash at front and secured with a belt at the waist, the face modeled with full lips and delineated eyes, the hair drawn into a cylindrical chignon centered by Amitabha and secured by a foliate crown
34¼ in. (87 cm.) high
Khmer, Angkor period, Koh Kher style, 10th century
Finely carved wearing a short sampot with double-fishtail sash at front and secured with a belt at the waist, the face modeled with full lips and delineated eyes, the hair drawn into a cylindrical chignon centered by Amitabha and secured by a foliate crown
34¼ in. (87 cm.) high
Provenance
Ghigo Collection, London, acquired from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1972-78