VISHNU PRE KHMER FROM ANGKOR BOREI

€ EUR 26,00 - £ 23.02 - $ 28.29 - C$ 38.68

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VISHNU PRE KHMER FROM ANGKOR BOREI

KHMER / SIAM / BURMA / VIETNAM

PRE ANGKORIAN- 8Th to 9Th cent AD

Object certified authentic and sold with an expert certificate. Satisfied or your money back.

Object :

Nº 1624

Material :

Sandstone

Type Object :

Cult and worship, Gods, Sculpture

Dimensions :

Height: 30 cm (11.8’’) - Width: 21 cm (8.2’’) - 39 cm including the base

Head of Vishnu in grey sandstone crowned by a high cylindrical mitre called kiritamukuta. The serene face has a wide forehead and almond-shaped eyes revealing the pupils. The ears with the typical wide pendants and the fleshy lips highlighted by a thin moustache are part of the pre-Angkorian style. The mitre, which shows a soberness characteristic of the Phnom Da style of Vishnus of the 6th to 8thcenturies, sits on the temples in the form of a bracket. The earlobes present a rectilinear depression for receiving, as was the custom in the pre-Angkorian statuary, encrusted with gold or precious stones. On the neck, incised lines symbolize beauty.
Phnom Da was the main religious centre of the pre-Angkorian city of Angkor Borei and gave its name to the pre-Angkorian style of statuaries. The kingdom of Chenla (6th to 8th