KHMER, ANGKOR PERIOD, STYLE OF ANGKOR THOM, BAYON, LATE 12TH/EARLY 13TH CENTURY
Details
A Large Buff Sandstone Figure of Shiva
Khmer, Angkor Period, Style of Angkor Thom, Bayon, late 12th/early 13th Century
Sensitively carved in the round standing with his right leg slightly advanced, his face with a serene expression, full lips and downcast eyes, the finely braided hair gathered in a domed topknot, wearing a short sampot with an overlapping stylized pocketfold and a jeweled collar spanning across his shoulder, suspending long triangular pendants on his back
60½ in. (153.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Richard B. Gump, previously sold at Sotheby's New York, 6 October 1990, lot 231.
Literature
N. Rao, Boundaries & Transformations, Masterworks of Indian and Southeast Asian Sculpture from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. William T. Price, 1997, fig. 8.
Exhibited
Amarillo, Amarillo Museum of Art, Boundaries & Transformations, Masterworks of Indian and Southeast Asian Sculpture from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. William T. Price, 1997, fig. 8.
Sale room notice
This lot is Bauphon Style, 11th Century.
Lot Essay
For a very closely related example, formerly in the Pan-Asian Collection, see Sotheby's New York, 5 October 1990, lot 126.