A GILT AND POLYCHROMED SANDSTONE HEAD OF VISHNU
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A GILT AND POLYCHROMED SANDSTONE HEAD OF VISHNU

KHMER, ANGKOR PERIOD, ANGKOR WAT STYLE, 12TH CENTURY

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A GILT AND POLYCHROMED SANDSTONE HEAD OF VISHNU
KHMER, ANGKOR PERIOD, ANGKOR WAT STYLE, 12TH CENTURY
10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) high
Provenance
C.T. Loo, New York
Albert Gallatin, New York, 1928
Thence by descent to the present owner

Lot Essay

Compare the rich luster of the polished sandstone, the ornate crown with geometric motif, and the distinctive tiered chignon cover with a contemporaneous Angkor-period sculpture of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in the Norton Simon Museum (acc. no. F.1972.31.1.S).

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