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CAMBODIA, Khmer period, Bayon culture, 13th century
A large …
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157
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CAMBODIA, Khmer period, Bayon culture, 13th century
A large …
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Estimate €3,000 - €4,000
Voluntary lot
Description
CAMBODIA, Khmer period, Bayon culture, 13th century
A large sandstone sculpture depicting the goddess Prajnaparamita. The deity is shown standing in the samabhanga posture on a square plinth; both forearms are now missing. The face, imbued with serenity, is rendered in the traditional style of the Bayon period: an elongated mouth with thick lips, a broad nose, eyes suggested by half-closed slits, and a barely defined brow ridge. The face is framed by a finely worked hairstyle, with individual strands carved in incised waves, and topped by a small ushnisha. The elongated ears are adorned with pendants. The torso, bare and simply modelled, is clad in a sarong decorated with floral motifs and held in place by a belt, one end of which falls diagonally across the front.
Height: 67.2 cm
Provenance: private collection assembled in the 1990s.
Sale of 12 November 1995 at the Auxerre Auction House, lot number 196
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Pictures credits:
Ilan Dehé
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