Lot Essay
Pal regards this sculpture as remarkably well-preserved, as it is unusual to have the handheld attributes still present. In this case, she holds a lotus bud, suggesting her identity is Lakshmi.
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KHMER, ANGKOR PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Lakshmi
Khmer, Angkor period, 12th century
Standing on a round base with both hands outstretched, wearing a long sampot with the waist folded over and a fishtail sash, adorned with a torque and other jewelry, the hair drawn into a conical chignon and secured with a wide tiara
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high
Khmer, Angkor period, 12th century
Standing on a round base with both hands outstretched, wearing a long sampot with the waist folded over and a fishtail sash, adorned with a torque and other jewelry, the hair drawn into a conical chignon and secured with a wide tiara
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high
Provenance
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1999
Literature
Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, 1997, p. 191 and 328, cat. no. 247
Exhibited
On loan to Art Institute since 1999
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