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RARE ET IMPORTANT LINGAM
EN GRES POLI
CAMBODGE, KHMER, PROBABLEMENT
EPOQUE BAKHENG, CIRCA XEME SIECLE

Symbolisant Shiva, la partie supérieure cylindrique
en forme de dôme sculpté de façon réaliste repose
sur une partie médiane de section octogonale et
une partie inférieure de section carrée. Des traces
d’ofrandes sont encore visibles.
Hauteur : 62.5 cm. (24¬ in.), socle

€10,000-15,000 $11,000-16,000
£9,000-13,000

PROVENANCE:

Private Italian collection, acquired before 1982.

A FINE AND LARGE POLISHED SANDSTONE
LINGAM

CAMBODIA, KHMER, PROBABLY BAKHENG
PERIOD, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY

柬埔寨 高棉帝國 應為巴肯寺時期
約十世紀 砂岩林伽
來源：
意大利私人收藏，購於1982年前

This fne and rare polished lingam is the phallic

emblem of Shiva. It also represents an abstract
symbol of the Hindu trinity with Brahma (the creator)
standing for the square base, Vishnu (the preserver)
for the mid-section and the phallic-shaped domed
top for Shiva, both the destroyer and the creator. In
Indian philosophy it also symbolises the cosmic pillar
that connects heaven and earth, an understanding
adopted by Hindu followers in South East Asia.

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