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

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).