13th Dec, 2023 13:00

Fine Asian Art Holiday Sale

 
  Lot 263
 

263

A KHMER SANDSTONE TORSO OF VISHNU, BAKHENG STYLE, ANGKOR PERIOD

Sold for €14,300

including Buyer's Premium


Lot details

Khmer Empire, 9th-10th century. The four-armed deity powerfully carved standing in samabhnaga, the body with an elegant hourglass waist, the main left hand resting on the tall gada (mace). His sampot is knee length, drawn up between the legs and secured at the back, and has distinctive pleated double-anchor folds.

Provenance: From an old Belgian private collection. Acquired before 1970 and thence by descent in the family.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, repairs, signs of weathering and erosion, structural fissures, nicks, and scratches.

Weight: 87.1 kg (total)
Dimensions: Height 96 cm (excl. stand) and 106.5 cm (incl. stand)

Mounted on an associated metal stand. (2)

Literature comparison:
For the type, see Helen Ibbitson Jessup ed, Millennium of Glory: Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia, Washington, 1997, fig. 2. Compare a related sandstone figure of Brahma, Bakheng style, 10th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 36.96.3.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Paris, 15 December 2010, lot 367
Price: EUR 31,000 or approx. EUR 38,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A polished sandstone torso of a male deity, Cambodia, Khmer, Bakheng period, first quarter 10th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of carving with similar hourglass figure and pleated sampot with double-anchor fold. Note the two arms and smaller size (76 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 20 March 2012, lot 172
Price: USD 25,000 or approx. EUR 31,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A sandstone torso of a male deity, Khmer, Angkor Period, Bakheng Style, 10th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of carving with similar hourglass figure and pleated sampot with double-anchor fold. Note the two arms and smaller size (59.7 cm).

 

Khmer Empire, 9th-10th century. The four-armed deity powerfully carved standing in samabhnaga, the body with an elegant hourglass waist, the main left hand resting on the tall gada (mace). His sampot is knee length, drawn up between the legs and secured at the back, and has distinctive pleated double-anchor folds.

Provenance: From an old Belgian private collection. Acquired before 1970 and thence by descent in the family.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, repairs, signs of weathering and erosion, structural fissures, nicks, and scratches.

Weight: 87.1 kg (total)
Dimensions: Height 96 cm (excl. stand) and 106.5 cm (incl. stand)

Mounted on an associated metal stand. (2)

Literature comparison:
For the type, see Helen Ibbitson Jessup ed, Millennium of Glory: Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia, Washington, 1997, fig. 2. Compare a related sandstone figure of Brahma, Bakheng style, 10th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 36.96.3.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Paris, 15 December 2010, lot 367
Price: EUR 31,000 or approx. EUR 38,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A polished sandstone torso of a male deity, Cambodia, Khmer, Bakheng period, first quarter 10th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of carving with similar hourglass figure and pleated sampot with double-anchor fold. Note the two arms and smaller size (76 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 20 March 2012, lot 172
Price: USD 25,000 or approx. EUR 31,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A sandstone torso of a male deity, Khmer, Angkor Period, Bakheng Style, 10th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of carving with similar hourglass figure and pleated sampot with double-anchor fold. Note the two arms and smaller size (59.7 cm).

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