Lot Essay
The treatment of the fishtail sash and incised design of flowerheads on the sash is particularly noteworthy.
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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
A Gray Sandstone Torso of a Goddess
KHMER, ANGKOR PERIOD, BAYON STYLE, 12TH/13TH CENTURY
Details
A Gray Sandstone Torso of a Goddess
Khmer, Angkor Period, Bayon Style, 12th/13th Century
Modeled with slightly elongated features wearing a long flared sampot incised with flowerheads and secured with a fishtail sash, the stone finely polished
28½ in. (72.4 cm.) high
Khmer, Angkor Period, Bayon Style, 12th/13th Century
Modeled with slightly elongated features wearing a long flared sampot incised with flowerheads and secured with a fishtail sash, the stone finely polished
28½ in. (72.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Previously sold at Sotheby's, New York, 29 June 1984, lot 401.