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THBKhmer Sandstone Head of Vishnu
Lot 71b
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Southeast Asia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 12th century CE. A handsome grey sandstone carving of the god Vishnu, carved in the round. His face has a serene expression: arched eyebrows above incised almond-shaped eyes, a small nose (now partially lost), small mouth with pouting lips, long ears, and an intricate conical-shaped headdress tied behind, with braided hair depicted behind the headdress. Size: 4.9" W x 5.5" H (12.4 cm x 14 cm); 8.25" H (21 cm) on included custom stand.
The details are remarkable on this head, especially of his headdress. In the Khmer style, these details are three-dimensional, suggesting that he was made to be viewed from all angles and perhaps placed in the center of a room. He has a rich appearance, which was likely based on what elite men at the Khmer court would have worn themselves. While this artwork was religious - priests supervised its execution - its realism is unmistakable and some scholars believe that gods and goddesses were portrayed with the features of individual members of the royal court. This sculpture and others like it would have both emphasized the power of the monarchy and given high ranking people joy - after all, who wouldn't want to see themselves portrayed by the finest artisans, compared to a god?
Northern Thailand, as part of the Maritime Silk Road, developed far-reaching trading contacts during this period that brought Hindu and Buddhist traditions into southeast Asia. Local rulers took these new religions and began to create larger kingdoms on the basis that they were god kings, known as devarajas, usually incarnations of Vishnu and Shiva. The artistic output at the time reflected this cultural milieu and the introduction of these two religions, with their cosmologies often mixed or placed alongside each other.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Boston, Massachusetts, USA collection
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#143348Head is a fragment from a larger statue, with everything below the mid-neck lost. Face has some losses to chin and nose; bottom of one earlobe is also lost.Condition
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