Lot Essay
For a very closely related example, formerly in the Pan-Asian Collection, see Sotheby's New York, 5 October 1990, lot 126.
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PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTOR
A Large Buff Sandstone Figure of Shiva
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
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.