October 2022 Edition

Adoration and Glory

The Masterpiece of Khmer Art

Angkor Wat Torso of Vishnu

Cambodia. 12th century
Height 44.2 cm

Provenance:
Sotheby’s, New York, 1994, lot 104
Private collection, The Netherlands, acquired at Christie’s, Amsterdam, 3.11.1998, lot 140 (invoice available)

standing upright, wearing a pleated sampot, the border of the fabric forming a double anchor, with an ornamental belt around the hips, the body adorned with a wide necklace and a bracelet at the upper left arm. Several restorations. Mounted.

Angkor Wat Torso of Vishnu
Angkor Wat Torso of Vishnu
Angkor Wat Torso of Vishnu
An Angkor Wat-style sandstone torso. Cambodia. 12th century
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