The Collection of Alfred E. Mirsky, sold to benefit the graduate student program of The Rockefeller University

A sandstone figure of a female deity

CAMBODIA, KHMER, ANGKOR WAT STYLE, 12TH CENTURY

Details

A sandstone figure of a female deity
Cambodia, Khmer, Angkor Wat style, 12th century
Finely carved clad in a long sampot secured with a foliate belt visible on the reverse, folded over in front and with a fishtail hem, the torso with folds of the skin incised, wearing a wide foliate necklace, armband and earrings, the hair arranged in a high conical headdress with a flared foliate tiara, the head loose along an old break
25 in. (63 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired in 1968

Sale room notice

Please note that this lot is being sold for an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization Certificate.

Lot Essay

This is a fine example of the Angkor Wat style, with very finely detailed ornaments and crisply delineated features. For the treatment of the pendant jewelry as a specific element of the style, compare with a torso from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, in P. Pal, A Collecting Odyssey, 1997, cat. no. 255, p. 195.

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