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Khmer sculpture (© British Museum)
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© British Museum

Khmer sculpture

Artist: Indo-Chinese

Location: British Museum

Date: 12th/13th Century

Materials: sandstone

Dimensions: 37 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £109 (Total: £109)

Vendor: R Eisenhofer

Review number: 861 (1933)

Provenance:
Baron Heine-Geldern, Vienna

Description:
Upper half of an image of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara or Lokesvara. 5 headed. Features characteristic of mature Khmer art. Origins: ? provincial, eastern Siam.

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