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Lot #37 - A Very Large Khmer Sandstone Sculpture of Vishnu, Baphuon Style, 11th Century

  • Auction House:
    Mossgreen
  • Sale Name:
    The Raphy Star Collection of Important Asian Art
  • Sale Date:
    11 Dec 2016 ~ 6.30pm
  • Lot #:
    37
  • 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
  • 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
  • Estimate:
    A$120,000 - 150,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Oriental

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