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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE CALIFORNIA COLLECTION
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A BUFF SANDSTONE FIGURE OF AN ASCETIC 高棉帝國 吳哥窟風格 十二/十三世紀 砂岩雕濕婆半身像
FORM OF SHIVA
KHMER, ANGKOR WAT STYLE, 12TH-13TH CENTURY 來源:
倫敦蘇富比，1988年11月14日，拍品編號37。
21æ in. (55.3 cm.) high
$15,000-20,000

PROVENANCE:
Sotheby's London, 14 November 1988, lot 37.

The present figure, with distended earlobes and a long goatee, wearing
a rope-suspended loin cloth, represents an ascetic form of Shiva, in
which he disguised himself as a Brahmin ascetic and went to the forest
to interrupt Parvati while she performed penance (tapas). When Shiva
reveals himself, he retains the pointed beard which is also depicted
in this sculpture. This figure’s sharply defined hairline, cylindrical
chignon encircled by beaded bands, wide eyes, full lips, and placid smile
characterize the Angkor Wat style of sculpture. Compare with another
figure of Shiva as an ascetic from the collection of Robert Hatfield
Ellsworth, sold at Christie's New York, 12 September 2018, lot 341.