A sandstone torso of a female deity Khmer, Pre Rup style, 10th century

the naked upper body with the folds of the skin incised and carved with a belly button and nipples, wearing a pleated sampot secured by a wide belt visible on the reverse and folded over in the front, mounted on stand

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32 cm high

• Lot Sold $9,000 (Hammer Price)
• $10,980 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Private Collection, Sydney, acquired circa 1981

Condition Report

Some surface wear. Some small chips around the top edges of the sampot and small surface chips on the pleats of the sampot. A shallow chip on the left side approx 5 cm long above a smaller one approx 2cm long and two further shallow chips on the bottom edge of the sampot on the reverse approx 1.5 cm and 1cm.

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