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L A C Q U E R • J A D E • B R O N Z E • I N K T H E R V I N G C O L L E C T I O N 髹金飾玉 - 歐雲伉儷珍藏

1108 A SANDSTONE FIGURE OF A FEMALE DEITY
KHMER, BAPHUON STYLE, 11TH CENTURY

Dressed in a long sampot with pendent fsh-tail pleat secured with a
simple belt tied at the waist, the face with wide mouth and heavy-lidded
eyes, the hair fnely delineated with the locks arranged in a bun and
secured with a headband
28¿ in. (71.4 cm.) high, stand
$60,000-80,000

PROVENANCE
William H. Wolf, New York, 7 January 1984.
The Irving Collection, no. 914.

Drawing on the developments of the previous half-century, the art of the
Baphuon period, corresponding roughly to the second half of the eleventh
century, introduced a number of new elements and refnements. The
wide, muscular torsos of the previous century are replaced with rounded
shoulders and a narrow waist, with curved hips emphasized by the hem
of the sampot, which is pulled up over the hips in a U-shape. The folds of
the sampot during the Baphuon fall in asymmetrical pleats, emphasizing
the multiple layers of the garment, while the knots at the waist often tail
of in scrolling embellishments. The tactile quality of the highly polished
torso is suggestive of youthful skin and is sensitively ofset against the
refned treatment of the braided hair and pleated sampot.
高棉 巴普昂風格 十一世紀 砂岩女神立像

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