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Subject:Hard stone CAMBODIA head: French translation??
Posted By: Paul Wed, Aug 12, 2020 IP: 2600:8801:9700:234f:
7"stone Cambodian/Khmer head. I'm guessing first half of 20th Cent. Much better work than any recent souvenirs.
But the "French" inscription makes no sense. "Seulteur a Purjat" or "Seulteur d Purjat" or "Pursat / Puryat." Any ideas?

Also, what kind of stone? Not soft like soapstone.

Thanks







Subject:Re: Hard stone CAMBODIA head: French translation??
Posted By: I.Nagy Thu, Aug 13, 2020
It's French with spelling and grammatical mistakes,
I read it,
Sculpteur a Pursat ( Sculpteur de Pursat)
Pursat is the name of a western province in Cambodia.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: Hard stone CAMBODIA head: French translation??
Posted By: Paul Fri, Aug 14, 2020
Thanks for the translation.
Looks like Pursat is still a center for marble sculpturing in Cambodia, and that this colored marble is unique to that region, at least in Cambodia.
Here's a quick 26-second video on the subject.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2YsIog1QEQ

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