Lot no. 241
SCULPTURE
In grey-beige sandstone, representing the four-armed god Vishnu Caturbhuja, wearing an ornate diadem decorated with stylised geometric motifs, tied at the back of the head, adorned with a necklace and bracelets at the top of the arms and at the ankles, his pleated sampot with a wide front flap from which a double anchor-shaped drop emerges.
Khmer art, Angkor Wat style, 12th century
(Missing arms, legs and bun)
H. 63 cm
Accompanied by a "Certificat de non classement", no. 163, from the École Française d'Extrême-Orient, pour la Conservation et Protection des Monuments Historiques, issued by Henri Mauger, representing the Director of the EFEO, dated 15 September 1938.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits:
DURANTI CHRISTPHE
See original version (French)Asian Art
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