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TÊTE DE VISHNU EN GRÈS TÊTE DE VISHNU EN GRÈS
Cambodge, époque pré-angkorienne, style du Phnom Da, vers VIe Cambodge, époque Transition, style du Kulen, IXe siècle
siècle
A SANDSTONE HEAD OF VISHNU
THE SANDSTONE HEAD OF VISHNU Cambodia, Transitional Period, Kulen style, 9th century
Cambodia, Pre-Angkor Period, Phnom Da style, circa 6th century Carved with a high cylindrical mitre and prominent ears with distended
Wearing a cylindrical mitre that is slightly conical and rounded on top lobes defining his divinity, stand.
with a row of curls protruding along the sides of the forehead and at 9.5cm (3 3/4in) high. (2).
the back, stand.
14cm (5 1/2in) high. €1,000 - 1,500
€2,000 - 3,000 Provenance:
Mr Dalet’s collection, Peyrehorade, France
Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired from the above,
Mr Dalet’s collection, Peyrehorade, France 3 July 1954
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired from the above, Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
3 July 1954
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) Compare sweet youthful face of a head of Vishnu in the Brooklyn
Museum of Art (76.44).
Phnom Da is the first art style in pre-Angkorian period, and together
with the nearby Angkor Borei, were the capital of the so-called Funan 柬埔寨 庫楞風格 九世紀 砂岩毘濕奴首
empire in the 6th century. Sculptures of this period are characterised
by smooth surfaces and distinctive cylindrical mitres and naturalistic 來源：
treatment of the garments. Dalet先生舊藏，佩爾奧拉德，法國
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1954年7月3日得自上述
柬埔寨 前吳哥時期 達山寺風格 約六世紀 砂岩毘濕奴首 收藏
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏
來源：
Dalet先生舊藏，佩爾奧拉德，法國
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1954年7月3日得自上述
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巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏

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