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Torso of a Female Deity Sandstone Khmer, Angkor Period, Bahkeng Style
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- Torso of a Female Deity
- Sandstone
- Height: 25 1/2 in (64.8 cm)
A figure of a female deity standing in hieratic pose, with a thin waist broadening out to the hips and the long pleated dhoti falling straight with a slight splaying out at the hem. The end of the dhoti is folded over at the front forming a semi-circular flap hiding the belt which is jeweled and decorated with pendants.
Catalogue Note
The style of figure, the arrangement of the dhoti and the jeweled belt can be compared a figure in the Musée Guimet, Paris published Ibbitson Jessup, H. and Zephir, T.; Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia; Millennium of Glory, New York, 1997, pp. 208-209, fig. 41.