Antique Khmer Style Sandstone Bayon Style Lokeshvara
An antique Khmer style Lokeshvara statue in the Bayon style. With wide features the face is surmounted by a cylindrical headdress adorned with a meditating Amitabha Buddha. His softly contoured face with indigenous characteristic has a serene downcast expression, with heavy-lidded eyes, arched eyebrows carved in relief meet in the middle above a well-shaped broad nose, and wide lips with an insipid smile are framed by a second incised line. The head is covered in tightly braided woven hair, enhanced by a cylindrical-shaped 'Chignon' style topknot, secured by a ribbon. The sculpture is mounted on a wood block.
Provenance: Ex- private UK collection
Medium: Stone
Dimensions: 41cm/16”
General Condition: Good condition. Consistent with age.
SCST376
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An antique Khmer style Lokeshvara statue in the Bayon style. With wide features the face is surmounted by a cylindrical headdress adorned with a meditating Amitabha Buddha. His softly contoured face with indigenous characteristic has a serene downcast expression, with heavy-lidded eyes, arched eyebrows carved in relief meet in the middle above a well-shaped broad nose, and wide lips with an insipid smile are framed by a second incised line. The head is covered in tightly braided woven hair, enhanced by a cylindrical-shaped 'Chignon' style topknot, secured by a ribbon. The sculpture is mounted on a wood block.
Provenance: Ex- private UK collection
Medium: Stone
Dimensions: 41cm/16”
General Condition: Good condition. Consistent with age.
SCST376
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