Lot #37 - A Very Large Khmer Sandstone Sculpture of Vishnu, Baphuon Style, 11th Century
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:The Raphy Star Collection of Important Asian Art
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Sale Date:11 Dec 2016 ~ 6.30pm
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Lot #:37
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Lot Description:A Very Large Khmer Sandstone Sculpture of Vishnu, Baphuon Style, 11th Century
the four-armed deity standing supremely in a long finely detailed sampot with a fishtail sash at the back, secured by a low slung belt, the face with downcast eyes beneath a finely detailed diadem, the hair in a conical chignon
91.4 cm high -
Provenance:William Wolff, New York, 24/3/1989, invoice: 3-1731-89
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References:see Ellen Jessup, Sculpture of Anchor and Ancient Cambodia, Millennium of Glory, cat no 65, p. 254; also Jacques Gies, Spiritual Journey: Scared Art from Musée Guimet, Paris, 2004, pl. 70 for similar four-armed figures
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Estimate:A$120,000 - 150,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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