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KHMER, ANGKOR PERIOD, BAPHUON STYLE, 11TH CENTURY
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A sandstone head
Khmer, Angkor period, Baphuon style, 11th Century
The oblong face finely carved with tapered chin, straight bow-shaped mouth and full nose, the almond-shaped eyes incised beneath the slanted raised brows, flanked by long pendent earlobes, the hair arranged in plaits pulled back from the lobed hairline and gathered in a neatly finished cylindrical topknot, secured with a beaded band around the base and crowned by lotus rosettes, the stone of reddish tone with smooth surface
10 in. (26.7 cm.) high
Khmer, Angkor period, Baphuon style, 11th Century
The oblong face finely carved with tapered chin, straight bow-shaped mouth and full nose, the almond-shaped eyes incised beneath the slanted raised brows, flanked by long pendent earlobes, the hair arranged in plaits pulled back from the lobed hairline and gathered in a neatly finished cylindrical topknot, secured with a beaded band around the base and crowned by lotus rosettes, the stone of reddish tone with smooth surface
10 in. (26.7 cm.) high