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STATUE DE LAKSHMI EN GRES POLI
CAMBODGE, KHMER, EPOQUE ANGKOR VAT,
XIIEME SIECLE

Elle est représentée en samabhanga, vêtue d’un
sampot plissé. Sa poitrine nue est rehaussée d’un
collier sophistiqué.
Hauteur : 82 cm. (32º in.), socle

€20,000-30,000 $22,000-33,000
£18,000-27,000

PROVENANCE:

With Galerie Tao, Paris, 3 May 1971.
Private French collection.

A FINE POLISHED SANDSTONE FIGURE OF
LAKSHMI

CAMBODIA, KHMER, ANGKOR WAT PERIOD,
12TH CENTURY

柬埔寨 高棉帝國 吳哥窟時期 十二世紀
砂岩吉祥天女身像
來源：
於1971年5月3日購自巴黎古董商Galerie Tao
法國私人收藏

This fgure is probably that of Lakshmi, the wife

of the Hindu god Vishnu. It is a fne example of the
best of the sculpture of the Angkor Wat period.
This period is often overlooked due to its archaistic
style. It is argued that pieces from this period lack
the sensuality of the previous Baphuon period and
miss the spirituality characteristic of those of the
succeeding Bayon period. However, this example is
particularly well executed with fne jewellery carved
in relief.

A technical report is available upon request.

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