Description:

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, Majapahit Empire, ca. 14th to 15th century CE. A frieze composed of four stone tiles, depicting three seated figures in relief. Each figure has a similar face, with heavy-lidded eyes, thick browns, sensuous mouths, and huge round earrings. Each figure's body is composed of intertwined, folded and bent limbs, all decorated with anklets, bracelets, armlets, and other jewelry. The scene is within a heavy frame and there are the remans of white and red pigment on the surface. Size: 14" W x 23" H (35.6 cm x 58.4 cm); 17.75" H (45.1 cm) on included custom stand.

During the later Majapahit Empire, the buildings of East Java - both religious and secular - were decorated with friezes made from stone and terracotta. These depict scenes of stylized human figures, often engaging in everyday activities; they are always depicted in movement, as they are here, and with their faces in three-quarter profile, a style that continues to this day in the shadow puppets of Java and Bali.

Provenance: private S.H. collection, Santa Clara, California, USA; purchased from Sukhothai Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

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  • Condition: Surface weathering, with some nice remaining pigment, especially on the lower half of the piece. Very nice preservation of form.

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