Description:

Bayon Period, Cambodia, ca. 12th-13th C CE. Ancient example of Khmer Hindu figurative carving has a wonderfully soft, subtle roundness after eight hundred or so years. The face of the male deity, that is, "Balarama", is very calm and meditative. He is Krishna's older brother, and he is carrying a hoe because he is known as the 'plowman'. Apparently missing the upper right arm since antiquity, the bust fragment is in otherwise very good condition and retains its details very nicely. It appears the nose was damaged quite sometime ago. Carving measures 12.75" H x 8" W x 6.50" D, peg mounted onto a fine tropical hardwood base. It is a stately and proud example, and has quite the presence.

Provenance: Behlen Collection, NM and FL. This sculpture entered the USA prior to 1970.

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  • Condition: A break at the neck has been repaired with minimal new material across the crack line.

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