A KHMER, LATE BAPHUON STYLE, BUFF SANDSTONE FIGURE OF VISHNU, standing erect, the four lower arms broken, the belly with incised navel, wearing vertically pleated sampot, a pocket-fold to his left thigh, a butterfly-shaped flange at his rear, a belt keeping the sampot together and engraved with flowerheads, some remains of supporting struts are noticed behind the legs, end of 11th Century

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A KHMER, LATE BAPHUON STYLE, BUFF SANDSTONE FIGURE OF VISHNU, standing erect, the four lower arms broken, the belly with incised navel, wearing vertically pleated sampot, a pocket-fold to his left thigh, a butterfly-shaped flange at his rear, a belt keeping the sampot together and engraved with flowerheads, some remains of supporting struts are noticed behind the legs, end of 11th Century
57 cm high, mounted

Lot Essay

The physical type and modelling reflects the conventions of the Angkor period. The details of the garment and ornaments conform to the late phase of the Baphuon style, announcing the transition into the style of Angkor Vat which represents the high classical period of Cambodian art. A similar specimen, although of a slightly earlier date, is represented in the National Museum at Khonkaen in East Thailand.

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