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BUSTE DE DIVINITÉ FÉMININE EN GRÈS Cambodge, style de Prei Kmeng, VIIIe siècle
25 – 27 October 2022, 10:30 CEST
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BUSTE DE DIVINITÉ FÉMININE EN GRÈS
Cambodge, style de Prei Kmeng, VIIIe siècle
A SANDSTONE BUST OF A FEMALE DIVINITY
Cambodia, Prei Kmeng style, 8th century
The torso reflects a representation of a mature woman, shoulders are broad and reflect her power as a principle goddess. Her full breasts are close together are underlined by a line engraving giving them relief, stand. 23.5cm (9 1/4in) (2).
A SANDSTONE BUST OF A FEMALE DIVINITY
Cambodia, Prei Kmeng style, 8th century
The torso reflects a representation of a mature woman, shoulders are broad and reflect her power as a principle goddess. Her full breasts are close together are underlined by a line engraving giving them relief, stand. 23.5cm (9 1/4in) (2).
Footnotes
Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired from Capital Antique, Bangkok, 30 August 1967
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
This very important small torso of female deity is likely a representation of Hindu deity, Devî. Characteristic of the style, with a revival of Indian influence, it is possible to relate this work to the reign of Içanavarman I, given one of his daughters married the Hindu Brahmin Durgâvamin.
Images of pre-Angkorian female deities carved in the round are rare, and the lack of comparison makes it difficult to establish a safe chronological basis. However, it could be compared to the female deity of Prasat Thleay (Ta Kev) at the National Museum in Phnom Penh, see M.Giteau, L'Art Khmer - Reflet des Civilisations d'Angkor, Paris, 1997, p.206, no.23.
Entirely lacquered in red, the sculpture bears traces of gilding which is a convention followed by all periods of Cambodian sculpture but seldom preserved, even from the later period. Compare with similar from the Halphen Collection in S.E.Lee, Ancient Cambodian Sculpture, Asia House Gallery, New York, 1969, p.41, no.5.
柬埔寨 波利敏風格 八世紀 砂岩女神像
來源：
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1967年8月30日得自曼谷Capital古董店
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏