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LATE 12TH CENTURY
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a khmer, angkor vat syle, sandstone figure of lokeshvara
late 12th century
Carved in standing posture, his four arms broken, naked upper body with carved belly-button and nipples, wearing striated sampot secured by a belt decorated with double row of ovals, double fish-tail shaped flange falling downwards, the reverse with butter-fly shaped element, his face with linked eyebrows, carved eyes, broad nose, pouting lips, elongated earlobes broken, tiara carved with flower heads and the tathagata Amitabha in front of a conical-shaped chignon
56 cm high, mounted
late 12th century
Carved in standing posture, his four arms broken, naked upper body with carved belly-button and nipples, wearing striated sampot secured by a belt decorated with double row of ovals, double fish-tail shaped flange falling downwards, the reverse with butter-fly shaped element, his face with linked eyebrows, carved eyes, broad nose, pouting lips, elongated earlobes broken, tiara carved with flower heads and the tathagata Amitabha in front of a conical-shaped chignon
56 cm high, mounted
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.