Lot Essay
Collected by the present owner's grandfather during his stay in Cambodia in the mid-1920s.
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12TH CENTURY
Details
a khmer, angkor vat style, sandstone front part of a lion
12th century
Carved with ferocious expression, including bulging eyes, open mouth showing teeth and fangs, small ears almost covered by a flaming mane, his chest carved with dots simulating fur, front legs broken, his back with upper part of tail
60 cm high, mounted
12th century
Carved with ferocious expression, including bulging eyes, open mouth showing teeth and fangs, small ears almost covered by a flaming mane, his chest carved with dots simulating fur, front legs broken, his back with upper part of tail
60 cm high, mounted
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.