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KHMER, ANGKOR PERIOD, BAKHENG STYLE, 10TH CENTURY
Details
A sandstone torso of a male deity
Khmer, Angkor period, Bakheng style, 10th century
Sensitively carved with a regal appearance, the standing figure wearing a pleated sampot secured by a flat belt with central tripartite clasp, the garment with a double-anchor fold and pouch across the left thigh, one edge pulled between the thighs to fantail on the reverse, the torso naturalistic and the surface smoothly polished
23 1/3 in. (59.7 cm.) high
Khmer, Angkor period, Bakheng style, 10th century
Sensitively carved with a regal appearance, the standing figure wearing a pleated sampot secured by a flat belt with central tripartite clasp, the garment with a double-anchor fold and pouch across the left thigh, one edge pulled between the thighs to fantail on the reverse, the torso naturalistic and the surface smoothly polished
23 1/3 in. (59.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Sothebys Parke Bernet, New York, 26 October 1974, lot 106
Christie's, New York, 17 September, 2003, lot 38
Christie's, New York, 17 September, 2003, lot 38
Exhibited
International Asian Art Fair, New York, 2005
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