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BUST OF UMĀ Khmer art – Cambodia Cambodia Sandstone Height: 50 cm Period: 10th–11th century Style: Khmer, Bahon Description An important sandstone bust of a female deity, depicting Umā (Pārvatī), the consort of Shiva in the Hindu tradition. The goddess is depicted standing, in a frontal and majestic pose, with a bare and delicately modelled torso. Her breasts, slender waist and full hips reflect the feminine ideal characteristic of Khmer sculpture. She wears a finely crafted pectoral necklace, descending in a V-shape across her chest, as well as ornaments on her shoulders and arms. Her lower body is clad in a long sampot, the folds and geometric patterns of which are rendered with great precision. The particularly elegant rendering of the waist, the fluidity of the modelling and the richness of the decoration bear witness to the Khmer sculptors’ mastery in the representation of female deities. The sculpture survives as a fragmentary torso, with ancient breaks at the shoulders and at the base. Despite these losses, the work retains a remarkable monumental presence. Iconography Umā, wife of Shiva, is one of the principal female deities of the Khmer Hindu pantheon. She may be depicted alone as an independent goddess or in association with Shiva. Her iconography is characterised by an idealised, elegant and unadorned feminine representation, contrasting with the more dynamic depictions of certain male deities. Style and dating The sampot, the treatment of the torso and the design of the jewellery are reminiscent of classical Khmer sculpture, with a proposed date of around the 12th–13th centuries.
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Auction time 09/18/2026 at 2:30 PM
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