Lot no. 140
MALE SCULPTURE IN STONEWARE
Cambodia, Khmer art, Prasat-Andet style, 8th century
Depicted standing, wearing a sampot tied at the side and draped in front to form a pocket, belted with a thin chain holding the sampot; restoration to the front of the torso.
Height Height : 50 cm
Origin :
According to the certificate :
Roland Do Hu Collection
Galerie Présence des Arts, Paris, Evrard de Rouvre (1923-1979)
Michel C. Collection
Guillaume H. Collection
La Reine Margot, Paris
Collection of an amateur from Marseilles, acquired in 2016
Bibliography :
Mythes et Légendes, catalogue n°39, Le Vin -Nectar des dieux, 2006, n°8495, p. 47
A sandstone male figure, Cambodia, Khmer Art, Prasat-Andet style, 8th century
A sculpture of Harihara wearing the same costume is held by the National Museum in Phnom Penh and illustrated in Madeleine Giteau, Les Khmers - Sculptures khmers Reflets de la civilisation d'Angkor, 1972, p. 56, Fig. 17.
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