Lot Essay
The cylindrical chignon with looped locks of hair likely points to the earlier phase of the Baphuon style, as opposed to a domed topknot.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION
A sandstone head of a goddess
KHMER, ANGKOR PERIOD, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY
Details
A sandstone head of a goddess
Khmer, Angkor Period, circa 10th century
The smiling face with incised eyes gazing down, the hair in braided rows rising to a conical chignon secured by a band of beads and foliate tiara
14 in. (35.6 cm.) high
Khmer, Angkor Period, circa 10th century
The smiling face with incised eyes gazing down, the hair in braided rows rising to a conical chignon secured by a band of beads and foliate tiara
14 in. (35.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Aquired in Melbourne, circa 1984
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