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26. Female Deity Khmer, Angkor period, Bakong style late 9th century Sandstone Height: 54.5 cm (21 1/4 ins) |
The figure stands in an iconic pose with no hint of movement and displays a stoutness associated with the style of Bakong. The simple sampot is delicately pleated at the front, the top of which folds over and fans out in a semi-circle, with the triangular corner of the inner edge hanging to one side. The great stepped-pyramid temple of Bakong was built during the reign of Indravarman I (877-889 AD) and was consecrated in 881 AD. Comparable: Ibbetson Jessup, H. and Zephir, T. (ed.); Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia, Millennium of Glory, Washington, USA, 1997, p. 201, fig 35. |