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TÊTE D’AVALOKESHVARA EN GRÈS This rare representation in stone of Avalokiteshvara, is identified
Thaïlande, époque pré-angkorienne, style de Prakhon Chai, Buriram, by the Buddha Amitabha placed at the front of the headdress, for
VIIIe siècle complete figure of Avalokiteshvara from Battambang area see Garnier
and Nafilyan L’art khmer en situation de reserve, Paris, 1997, no.
A SANDSTONE HEAD OF AVALOKESHVARA 89. The treatment of the face and the moustache follow the more
Thailand, Pre-Angkor Period, style of Prakhon Chai, Buriram, 8th common representations in bronze attributed to Prakonchai, notably
century the example from the Rousset Collection now in the Musée Guimet
Finely carved with tall jata circled by a double cord at the base and a (MA4985), see Baptise and Zephir L’Art khmer dans les collections du
diminutive figure of Amitabha at the front and a flower on the top. The musée Guimet, Paris, 2008, p. 39, no. 8 and another in Chutiwongs
prominent eyebrows and well-defined eyelids with cavities for inset Leidy, Buddha of the Future: An Early Maitreya from Thailand, 1994,
pupils over a thin nose and a narrow undulating moustache, p.34, fig.14.
separate from the lip, stand.
20cm (7 7/8in) high. (2). 泰國 前吳哥時期 巴坤猜風格 武里南 八世紀 砂岩觀音首

€8,000 - 12,000 來源：
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1966年3月2日得自曼谷
Provenance: Capital古董店
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired from Capital Antiques, 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏
Bangkok, 2 March 1966
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)

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